History is the memory of States.
HENRY KISSINGERYet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
More Henry Kissinger Quotes
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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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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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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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Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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In short, the end justifies the means.
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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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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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History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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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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Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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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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