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Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.

Henry Kissinger

If history teaches anything it is that there can be no peace without equilibrium and no justice without restraint.
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History Justice Peace Teaching
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
order without freedom, even if sustained by momentary exaltation, eventually creates its own counterpoise; yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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Creation Freedom Peace Rule
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
For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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Character History Human Nation Play
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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Character Choice Courage Inspirational Journey Lonely People Road Travel
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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Growth Live Strong Time Weakness
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Intellectual Politics
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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Knowledge Life Live Lost Philosophy Wisdom
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
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
Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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Force Rule
The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint.
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Moral Right Risk Survive
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success

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