342 Quotes by Henry Kissinger

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    History is not, of course, a cookbook offering pretested recipes. It teaches by analogy, not by maxims. It can illuminate the consequences of actions in comparable situations, yet each generation must discover for itself what situations are in fact comparable.

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    Jews were segregated from 1933 on. We could only play against other Jewish teams. This wasn’t just social segregation; this was the beginning of the extermination of the Jews. That’s why my family left Germany in 1938.

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    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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    I think China will do nothing to obstruct it, and they probably will go along with it.

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    Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.

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    Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.

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    An expert is someone who articulates the needs of those in power.

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    The Israelis want security. The Arabs want dignity. And they consider the demands of each other as incompatible.

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