Political Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

15 Political quotes by Henry A. Kissinger

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Henry A. Kissinger’s 15 political excerpts reveal the strategic thinking behind his diplomatic legacy, offering a succinct view of his influence on foreign policy.

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The nuclear weapons were not useful for the achievement of political objectives.

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What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify.

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Peace depends ultimately not on political arrangements but on the conscience of mankind.

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An Iranian moderate is one who has run out of ammunition.

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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 don't have a brief for every single reaction of Israel, but I think it is important that the political negotiations occur…

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The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance.

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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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Create the impression of endless willingness to compromise and you almost invite deadlines. That's the challenge we now have in North Korea…

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More and more of the Taiwanese economy is connected with the mainland. There are more and more exchanges taking place. There's no…

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The China of the 1970s was a communist dictatorship. The China of the twenty-first century is a one-party state without a firm…

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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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I don't think that that's a desirable option for us. Besides, it wouldn't work, because there are too many other countries that…

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China is a one party state. Sooner or later China will get to the point when the new social classes, which have…

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Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially…

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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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