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Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.

Henry Kissinger

Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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History Nature Place
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
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
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Politics Reputation
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
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Book Mistake Myself
It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.
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Learning Nation Past
It has the added advantage of being true.
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True
In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.
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Human Humanity Nature Peace Philosophy World
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
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
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it’s their fault.
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Funny Mistake People Thinking Yourself
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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Important Issue Vote
We live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.
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Growth Live Strong Time Weakness
If chess is about the decisive battle, wei qi is about the protracted campaign. The chess player aims for total victory. The wei qi player seeks relative advantage.
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Decision Seek Victory

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