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Henry Kissinger

In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.
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Human Humanity Nature Peace Philosophy World
Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system.
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Goal Nation Reality
A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success
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
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
It has the added advantage of being true.
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True
It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.
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Learning Nation Past
The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
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Politics Reason
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
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
George Bernard Shaw: There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
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Desire Heart Life Lose Tragedy Yourself
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Believe Problem
The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America.
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Art Fight War
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science

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