The mindset for walking lonely political paths may not be self-evident to those who seek confirmation by hundreds, sometimes thousands of friends on Facebook.
HENRY KISSINGERA 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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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem
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A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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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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History is the memory of States.
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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God
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Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it’s their fault.
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A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Can governmental orders be invented from scratch by intelligent thinkers, or is the range of choice limited by underlying organic and cultural realities (the Burkean view)?
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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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