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Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Why should we flagellate ourselves for what the Cambodians did to each other? Why should we flagellate ourselves for what the Cambodians did to each other?
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The Russian empire under czars and commissars has been hard to deal with for other countries. The Russian empire under czars and commissars has been hard to deal with for other countries.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: We are doomed to coexist. We are doomed to coexist.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s. In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless. If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Who controls money controls the world. Who controls money controls the world.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. The history of things that didn't happen has never been written.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Many of the scientists have believed that their contribution to ending the nuclear race is not to let any new weapons to be developed. Many of the scientists have believed that their contribution to ending the nuclear race is not to let any new weapons to be developed.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its determination to continue to be a world power. The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its determination to continue to be a world power.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes. The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: You're 18 points down [in the polls] ... You might as well do what's right. You're 18 points down [in the polls] ... You might as well do what's right.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited. Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded. Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: U.S. policy toward the third world should be one of depopulation U.S. policy toward the third world should be one of depopulation
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time. No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy. I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs. Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress. If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are. We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: An expert is someone who articulates the needs of those in power. An expert is someone who articulates the needs of those in power.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I have always expressed respect for those people who make public declarations. I have always expressed respect for those people who make public declarations.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I don't stand on protocol. Just call me your Excellency. I don't stand on protocol. Just call me your Excellency.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions. Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible. The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said we now prefer multilateralism. American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said we now prefer multilateralism.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: NAFTA represents the single most creative step towards a New World Order. NAFTA represents the single most creative step towards a New World Order.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: A little uncertainty is good for everyone. A little uncertainty is good for everyone.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite. Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Whenever a new president comes in, people that are used to the previous president wonder if he has the same capacity. Whenever a new president comes in, people that are used to the previous president wonder if he has the same capacity.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: At any rate, mutually assured destruction was never our policy. At any rate, mutually assured destruction was never our policy.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance. The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon. For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Peace depends ultimately not on political arrangements but on the conscience of mankind. Peace depends ultimately not on political arrangements but on the conscience of mankind.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Even paranoid people have enemies. Even paranoid people have enemies.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Donald Rumsfeld is the most ruthless man I have ever met? and I mean that as a compliment. Donald Rumsfeld is the most ruthless man I have ever met? and I mean that as a compliment.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Over time even two armed blind men in a room can do enormous damage to each other, not to speak of the room. Over time even two armed blind men in a room can do enormous damage to each other, not to speak of the room.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: NAFTA is a major stepping stone to the New World Order. NAFTA is a major stepping stone to the New World Order.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: We are not just any nation. We are not just any nation.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it. It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: 90% of politicians give the other 10% a bad name. 90% of politicians give the other 10% a bad name.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive. While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless. Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify. What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative. Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: In my view, there's no doubt that the Soviets had infinitely greater trouble holding their structure together than we did. In my view, there's no doubt that the Soviets had infinitely greater trouble holding their structure together than we did.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: For the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down. For the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I wouldn't say it's a split. It's a difference of emphasis. It does exist between, I would say, the State Department and the Defense Department. I wouldn't say it's a split. It's a difference of emphasis. It does exist between, I would say, the State Department and the Defense Department.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: An Iranian moderate is one who has run out of ammunition. An Iranian moderate is one who has run out of ammunition.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I do not stand on protocol. If you just call me Excellency, it will be okay. I do not stand on protocol. If you just call me Excellency, it will be okay.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: How to Achieve The New World Order How to Achieve The New World Order
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The idea of abstract power only exists for academics, not in real life. The idea of abstract power only exists for academics, not in real life.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist. America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Committees are consumers and sometimes sterilizers of ideas, rarely creators of them. Committees are consumers and sometimes sterilizers of ideas, rarely creators of them.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Power is the great aphrodisiac. Power is the great aphrodisiac.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The nuclear weapons were not useful for the achievement of political objectives. The nuclear weapons were not useful for the achievement of political objectives.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing. We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If you control the oil you control the country; if you control food, you control the population. If you control the oil you control the country; if you control food, you control the population.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Obama is like a chess player who is playing simultaneous chess and has opened his game with an unusual opening. Obama is like a chess player who is playing simultaneous chess and has opened his game with an unusual opening.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East. University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Access to natural resources can become a question of survival for many states. Access to natural resources can become a question of survival for many states.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation. It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The capacity to admire others is not my most fully developed trait. The capacity to admire others is not my most fully developed trait.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If it's going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately. If it's going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I have learned, as I wrote, that history must be discovered, not declared. It's an admission that one grows in life. I have learned, as I wrote, that history must be discovered, not declared. It's an admission that one grows in life.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression. I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry. The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent. If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time. I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff. A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria. You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: One thing I don't want around me is a military intellectual. I don't have to worry about you on that score. One thing I don't want around me is a military intellectual. I don't have to worry about you on that score.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The greatest need of the contemporary international system is an agreed concept of order. The greatest need of the contemporary international system is an agreed concept of order.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I go out with actresses because I'm not apt to marry one. I go out with actresses because I'm not apt to marry one.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Baseball is the most intellectual game because most of the action goes on in your head. Baseball is the most intellectual game because most of the action goes on in your head.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples. The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: We believe that peace is at hand. We believe that peace is at hand.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I think China will do nothing to obstruct it, and they probably will go along with it. I think China will do nothing to obstruct it, and they probably will go along with it.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If you control the food, you control a nation. If you control the energy, you control a region. If you control the money, you control the world. If you control the food, you control a nation. If you control the energy, you control a region. If you control the money, you control the world.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately. Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The position is that stability and peace in Asia depend on a cooperative relationship between China and the United States. The position is that stability and peace in Asia depend on a cooperative relationship between China and the United States.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I don't read books, I write them. I don't read books, I write them.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The emergence of a unified Europe is one of the most revolutionary events of our time. The emergence of a unified Europe is one of the most revolutionary events of our time.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people who do. There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people who do.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness. The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any forum that would require me to stop talking for three hours. People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any forum that would require me to stop talking for three hours.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The elderly are useless eaters. The elderly are useless eaters.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Does anyone have any questions for my answers? Does anyone have any questions for my answers?
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: What we in America call terrorists are really groups of people that reject the international system What we in America call terrorists are really groups of people that reject the international system
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I don't consider China a communist state, no. I know that sounds paradoxical, but it's my view. I don't consider China a communist state, no. I know that sounds paradoxical, but it's my view.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: Now when I bore people at a party they think it's their fault. Now when I bore people at a party they think it's their fault.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern for me. I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern for me.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security. This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security.
Henry A. Kissinger quotes: If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere. If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

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