Chinese thinkers developed strategic thought that placed a premium on victory through psychological advantage and preached the avoidance of direct conflict.
HENRY KISSINGERThe war is just when the intention that causes it to be undertaken is just. The will is therefore the principle element that must be considered, not the means, He who intends to kill the guilty sometimes faultlessly shed the blood of the innocents
More Henry Kissinger Quotes
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Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
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Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it’s their fault.
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The war is just when the intention that causes it to be undertaken is just. The will is therefore the principle element that must be considered, not the means, He who intends to kill the guilty sometimes faultlessly shed the blood of the innocents
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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.
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Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
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I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
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The art of crisis management is to raise the stakes to where the adversary will not follow, but in a manner that avoids a tit for tat.
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