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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

A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success
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
It is one of history’s ironies that Communism, advertised as a classless society, tended to breed a privileged class of feudal proportions.
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Class History Oneself
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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Human Humanity Nature Peace Philosophy World
Don’t be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.
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Ambitious Care Career Important Thinking
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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Expectation Nation Respect
For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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Character History Human Nation Play
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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Difficult Problem Success
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
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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End Establishment History Power Rise War
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Choice Important Reputation Worth
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
Who controls the money controls the world.
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Control Money Power World
A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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Moral Perfection Policy Security

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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