Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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 has the added advantage of being true.
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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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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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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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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
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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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For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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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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order without freedom, even if sustained by momentary exaltation, eventually creates its own counterpoise; yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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Who controls the money controls the world.
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America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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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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