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George Bernard Shaw: There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.

Henry Kissinger

Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
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Intellectual Politics
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
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Important Reputation Worth
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
It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Lose War
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
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
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
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
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
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Absence Mindset
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
A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.
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Greatness History Leadership Peace Problem
Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength

George Bernard Shaw: There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.

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