The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America.
HENRY KISSINGERPoor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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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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Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.
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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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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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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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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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Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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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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Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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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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A country whose security depends on producing a genius in each generation sets itself a task no society has ever met.
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If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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