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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.

Henry Kissinger

History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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History Nature Place
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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Animal Man Policy Stupidity
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
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
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 Chinese exceptionalism represented the claims of a universal empire, Japanese exceptionalism sprang from the insecurities of an island nation borrowing heavily from its neighbor, but fearful of being dominated by it.
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Fear Insecurity Nation Represent
The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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Important Issue Vote
For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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Character History Human Nation Play
A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
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Politics Reputation
To undertake a journey on a road never before traveled requires character and courage: character because the choice is not obvious; courage because the road will be lonely at first. And the statesman must then inspire his people to persist in the endeavor.
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Character Choice Courage Inspirational Journey Lonely People Road Travel
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Important Reputation Worth
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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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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