342 Quotes by Henry Kissinger
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It is not often that nations learn from the past,even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.
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Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Politicians are like dogs... Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable
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Americans have a tendency to believe that when there's a problem there must be a solution.
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When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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El orden que hoy está surgiendo deberán edificarlo estadistas que representan culturas sumamente distintas, que administran enormes burocracias de tal complejidad que, a menudo, la energía de estos estadistas se gasta más atendiendo a la maquinaria administrativa que definiendo un propósito. Estos estadistas han llegado a la cumbre del poder gracias a unas cualidades que no siempre son las necesarias para gobernar y aún son menos apropiadas para edificar un orden internacional.
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Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time. Whatever is not exacted during the shock of defeat becomes increasingly difficult to attain later.
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The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
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