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.
HENRY KISSINGERIn the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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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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Who controls the money controls the world.
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There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
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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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Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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Don’t be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.
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A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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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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Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
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In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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