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A country whose security depends on producing a genius in each generation sets itself a task no society has ever met.

Henry Kissinger

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
Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Intellectual Politics
The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
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Politics Reason
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.
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Evidence Friendship Lonely Mindset Path Walk
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
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Politics Reputation
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
The goal of the tribute system was to foster deference, not to extract economic benefit or to dominate foreign societies militarily.
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Goal Oppression
order without freedom, even if sustained by momentary exaltation, eventually creates its own counterpoise; yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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Creation Freedom Peace Rule
A Harvard study has shown that in fifteen cases in history where a rising and an established power interacted, ten ended in war.
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End Establishment History Power Rise War
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Path Road Success Yourself
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
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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