Believe Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

17 Believe quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

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Kissinger’s seasoned view of global affairs informs these seventeen concise observations, where belief intersects with strategy and statecraft. The collection offers a measured, often pragmatic look at how conviction shapes policy.

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We believe that peace is at hand.

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I do not believe that Putin intends to leave office in a Cold War atmosphere with the United States.

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I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy.

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The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

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Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often it is a crisis invited.

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I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression.

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It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation.

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I believe that without Watergate we would have had an extraordinary period of success with a strong Nixon and a still vital…

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Statesmen think in terms of history and view society as an organism. Prophets are different since they believe absolute aims can be…

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When I became security advisor, I became familiar with the so-called SIOP war plans, I called in Secretary McNamara and asked him…

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I believe that there is a whole set of issues in the world - environment, proliferation, energy, cyberspace - that can only…

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I can think of no faster way to unite the American people behind George W. Bush than a terrorist attack on an…

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No, [the U.S.] has made it clear that we consider a peaceful resolution an essential aspect of American foreign policy. This I…

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I also do not believe that the United States can let itself be driven into a political role by escalating terrorism, and…

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Americans believe that you can alter people by conversion, and that everybody in the world is a potential American. The Chinese also…

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The mistake we make with many people - not just Russia - is that we believe we have the model, and there…

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If you mean by "military victory" an Iraqi government that can be established and whose writ runs across the whole country, that…

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John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest.

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Does anyone have any questions for my answers?

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Taiwan will probably not declare independence. The question isn't independence. The issue is whether Taiwan will declare itself as a sovereign separate state. That…

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