“A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
“The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time. Whatever is not exacted during the shock of defeat becomes increasingly difficult… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
“Balance-of-power diplomacy was less a choice than an inevitability. No state was strong enough to impose its will; no religion retained sufficient… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
We are moving towards a world that is reordering itself and that may appear more ordered at some periods of time, but I see… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“New methods of accessing and communicating information unite regions as never before and project events globally—but in a manner that inhibits reflection, demanding of… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America” — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“Like the United States, China thought of itself as playing a special role. But it never espoused the American notion of universalism to spread… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
Every first-term president has to learn something after he comes into office. Nobody can be completely ready for the inevitable crises. — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“Politicians are like dogs... Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable” — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
The tragedy of America is that it entered all the wars with a consensus in favor of them, but within a defined period, the… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“If history teaches anything it is that there can be no peace without equilibrium and no justice without restraint.” — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“In the Chinese version of exceptionalism, China did not export its ideas but let others come to seek them.” — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality” — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“For Sun Tzu, victory is not simply the triumph of armed forces. Instead, it is the achievement of the ultimate political objectives that the… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“China produced no religious themes in the Western sense at all. The Chinese never generated a myth of cosmic creation.” — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
“The consensus that had sustained our postwar foreign policy had evaporated. The men and women who had sustained our international commitments and achievements were… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share
