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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Henry Kissinger

If Chinese exceptionalism represented the claims of a universal empire, Japanese exceptionalism sprang from the insecurities of an island nation borrowing heavily from its neighbor, but fearful of being dominated by it.
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Fear Insecurity Nation Represent
For Roosevelt, if a nation was unable or unwilling to act to defend its own interests, it could not expect others to respect them. Inevitably,
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Expectation Nation Respect
The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
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Politics Reason
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Choice Important Reputation Worth
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
Woe to the statesman whose arguments for entering a war are not as convincing at its end as they were at the beginning, Bismarck had cautioned.
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Argument Beginning End War
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Path Road Success Yourself
Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
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Absence Mindset
A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.
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Greatness History Leadership Peace Problem
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
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
It has the added advantage of being true.
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