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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)

Henry Kissinger

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
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Deep Philosophy True
Who controls the money controls the world.
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Control Money Power World
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
Chinese thinkers developed strategic thought that placed a premium on victory through psychological advantage and preached the avoidance of direct conflict.
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Avoidance Development Direction Thinking Victory
It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Lose War
A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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Moral Perfection Policy Security
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
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Politics Reputation
The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America.
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Art Fight War
Americans hold that every problem has a solution; Chinese think that each solution is an admission ticket to a new set of problems.
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Perspective Problem Thinking
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system.
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Goal Nation Reality
A country whose security depends on producing a genius in each generation sets itself a task no society has ever met.
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Genius Security
The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Legal Politics Time
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Alone Deserve Leadership
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference

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