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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.

Henry Kissinger

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
Politicians are like dogs, Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable
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Commitment Dog Expectation Growth Life Politics
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
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
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Book Mistake Myself
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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Animal Man Policy Stupidity
Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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Nation Rule Trust
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Legal Politics Time
The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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Important Issue Vote
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
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Deep Philosophy True
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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Humble Impossible Myself Praise Stop Thankful Time
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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Fear Insecurity Nation Represent
The art of crisis management is to raise the stakes to where the adversary will not follow, but in a manner that avoids a tit for tat.
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Art Avoid Revenge
History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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History Nature Place
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
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

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