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Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Henry Kissinger

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
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Deep Philosophy True
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
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
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
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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Force Rule
In effect, none of the most important countries which must build a new world order have had any experience with the multi-state system that is emerging. Never before has a new world order had to be assembled from so many different perceptions, or on so global a scale.
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Experience Important World
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
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
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
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
In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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Achievement End Peace Power
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference

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