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Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.

Henry Kissinger

Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
HENRY KISSINGER

Intellectual Politics
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it’s their fault.
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Funny Mistake People Thinking Yourself
To undertake a journey on a road never before traveled requires character and courage: character because the choice is not obvious; courage because the road will be lonely at first. And the statesman must then inspire his people to persist in the endeavor.
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Character Choice Courage Inspirational Journey Lonely People Road Travel
Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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Alone Deserve Leadership
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
We live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.
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Growth Live Strong Time Weakness
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Lose War
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Important Reputation Worth
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice
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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Genius Security
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

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