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Can governmental orders be invented from scratch by intelligent thinkers, or is the range of choice limited by underlying organic and cultural realities (the Burkean view)?

Henry Kissinger

Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
If history teaches anything it is that there can be no peace without equilibrium and no justice without restraint.
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History Justice Peace Teaching
Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
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Intellectual Politics
The war is just when the intention that causes it to be undertaken is just. The will is therefore the principle element that must be considered, not the means, He who intends to kill the guilty sometimes faultlessly shed the blood of the innocents
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Guilty Himself Kill Principle War Willing
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Alone Deserve Leadership
In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice
Americans hold that every problem has a solution; Chinese think that each solution is an admission ticket to a new set of problems.
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Perspective Problem Thinking
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God
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Blessing Destiny Eyes God Leadership People Play
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
Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Intellectual Politics
Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
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
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
I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
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Humble Impossible Myself Praise Stop Thankful Time
Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem
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Difficult Price Problem Victory
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
HENRY KISSINGER

Important Reputation Worth

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