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Woe to the statesman whose arguments for entering a war are not as convincing at its end as they were at the beginning, Bismarck had cautioned.

Henry Kissinger

Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength
Who controls the money controls the world.
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Control Money Power World
Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem
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Difficult Price Problem Victory
What distinguishes Sun Tzu from Western writers on strategy is the emphasis on the psychological and political elements over the purely military.
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Strategy Writing
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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Greatness History Leadership Peace Problem
Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Art Policy Possible Science
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
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
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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Difficult Problem Success
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Path Road Success Yourself
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Intellectual Politics
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
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
The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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Important Issue Vote
In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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Achievement End Peace Power

Woe to the statesman whose arguments for entering a war are not as convincing at its end as they were at the beginning, Bismarck had cautioned.

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