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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.

Henry Kissinger

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
It has the added advantage of being true.
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True
In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice
Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Believe Problem
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Alone Deserve Leadership
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference
Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
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Himself Leadership Nation People
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
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
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
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
A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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Moral Perfection Policy Security
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

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