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Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.

Henry Kissinger

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.
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Human Humanity Nature Peace Philosophy World
Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem
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Difficult Price Problem Victory
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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Nation Rule Trust
The goal of the tribute system was to foster deference, not to extract economic benefit or to dominate foreign societies militarily.
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Goal Oppression
Who controls the money controls the world.
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Control Money Power World
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Important Reputation Worth
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
Later I learned to improve my forecasting—if necessary by asking the visitor in advance what subjects he intended to raise with Nixon.
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Learning Myself Necessary
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
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
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Politics Reputation
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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Animal Man Policy Stupidity
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
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint.
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Moral Right Risk Survive

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