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 KISSINGERIt’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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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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In effect, none of the most important countries which must build a new world order have had any experience with the multi-state system that is emerging. Never before has a new world order had to be assembled from so many different perceptions, or on so global a scale.
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Who controls the money controls the world.
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Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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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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For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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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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The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
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Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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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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