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Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem

Henry Kissinger

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
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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History Nature Place
What distinguishes Sun Tzu from Western writers on strategy is the emphasis on the psychological and political elements over the purely military.
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Strategy Writing
It has the added advantage of being true.
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True
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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Experience Important World
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
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
The Soviet Union would never be bound by agreements, Deng warned; it understood only the language of countervailing force.
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Force Language Understand
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
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Absence Mindset
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
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
The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Legal Politics Time
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice

Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem

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