Conflict Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

10 Conflict quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

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When diplomatic nuance meets concise expression, Henry A. Kissinger's ten observations on conflict present a short, thoughtful look at how power and disagreement intersect.

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Certainly nothing is easier than to rewrite history. If we had made Taiwan a separate state, it would have led to a…

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Now we have a whole series of problems - energy, environment, proliferation - which go beyond the nation. And we also know…

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I think a resumption of the Cold War would be a historic tragedy. If a conflict is avoidable, on a basis reflecting…

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In the middle '50s, I had written that the point would come, inevitably, at which the relationship between the cause of conflict…

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I know Hillary Clinton as a person. And as a personal friend, I would say yes, she'd be a good president. But…

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Every time there has been an attempt to disturb it, it led to two things. It led to immediate intense conflict with…

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The Chinese military budget today is officially listed as, I think, about $15 billion. But even if you double it, that's only…

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In the short term, it would not have made it possible to resume relations, because in the Chinese mind, the humiliation of…

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I have said there are three principles that should be followed. One, we should maintain the "one China" policy that every American…

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From a geo-strategic point of view, I consider Iran a bigger problem than the Islamic State. ISIS is a group of adventurers…

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90% of politicians give the other 10% a bad name.

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

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Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer." [...]…

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The convictions that leaders have formed before reaching high office are the intellectual capital they will consume as long as they continue in office.

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Nothing is more urgent than a serious, dare I say compassionate, debate as to where we are going at home and abroad. Technicians cannot…

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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…

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The Russian people, at least the ones I know, have pride in being a Russian. And, therefore, they want to be taken seriously in…

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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…

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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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