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The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint.

Henry Kissinger

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
History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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History Nature Place
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
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
Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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Force Rule
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Path Road Success Yourself
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
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
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
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
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
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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Avoidance Development Direction Thinking Victory
Yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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Freedom Peace Rule Secure
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
In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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Achievement End Peace Power

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