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Henry A. Kissinger

Countries
The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.
4.3 · 64 votes · 7 reads
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Society
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
3.4 · 42 votes · 96 reads
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Feelings
To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
4.5 · 6 votes · 82 reads
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Government and Politics
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
4.3 · 61 votes · 90 reads
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Time
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.
3.1 · 55 votes · 152 reads
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Time
Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.
3.7 · 28 votes · 133 reads
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Virtues
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.
4.8 · 48 votes · 56 reads
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Countries
You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.
4.3 · 54 votes · 114 reads
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