Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
HENRY KISSINGEREvery victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem
More Henry Kissinger Quotes
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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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A country whose security depends on producing a genius in each generation sets itself a task no society has ever met.
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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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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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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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There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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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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Who controls the money controls the world.
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In short, the end justifies the means.
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America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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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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The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it’s their fault.
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