The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
HENRY KISSINGER
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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The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
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Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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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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A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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If chess is about the decisive battle, wei qi is about the protracted campaign. The chess player aims for total victory. The wei qi player seeks relative advantage.
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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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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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Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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In short, the end justifies the means.
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When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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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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