In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.
HENRY KISSINGERIn his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.
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It is one of history’s ironies that Communism, advertised as a classless society, tended to breed a privileged class of feudal proportions.
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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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The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
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Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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A more immediate issue concerns North Korea, to which Bismarck’s nineteenth-century aphorism surely applies: 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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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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For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Politicians are like dogs, Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable
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History is the memory of States.
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Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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