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It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.

Henry Kissinger

A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success
The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint.
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Moral Right Risk Survive
It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Lose War
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
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
The Soviet Union would never be bound by agreements, Deng warned; it understood only the language of countervailing force.
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Force Language Understand
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
Politicians are like dogs, Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable
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Commitment Dog Expectation Growth Life Politics
History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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History Nature Place
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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Difficult Problem Success
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
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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Important Reputation Worth
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
Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Believe Problem
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future

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