Time Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

10 Time quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

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When Brzezinski turned his analytical eye to time, he treated it like a chessboard. This short set of ten observations captures his habit of framing global events within a broader temporal calculus, useful for anyone tracing policy trends.

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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through…

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Benchmarks are targets that have to be fulfilled. They cannot be fulfilled in an indefinite period of time, so there are timetables…

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The future is inherently full of discontinuities, and lessons of the past must be applied with enormous caution.

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For people of different faiths to coexist, it's going to take maturity, wisdom, and patience. All of which come, eventually, with tolerance.…

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In early times, it was easier to control a million people than to kill a million. Today, it is infinitely easier to…

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Pessimism about America's future tends to underestimate its capacity for self-renewal.

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If we end up with war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran at the same time, can anyone see a more damaging prospect…

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Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past…

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Speaking of a future at most only decades away, an experimenter in intelligence control asserted, “I foresee a time when we shall…

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Lets cooperate and challenge the administration to cooperate with us because within the administration there are also moderates and people who are…

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The United States can certainly defeat North Vietnam, but the United States cannot defeat a guerrilla war which is being raged from a sanctuary…

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The future is inherently full of discontinuities, and lessons of the past must be applied with enormous caution.

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Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.

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A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing…

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Peace between Israel and Palestine would be a giant step toward greater regional stability, and it would finally let both Israelis and Palestinians benefit…

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It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked.

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In the longer run, I happen to think that Russia really has no choice but to become gradually more associated with the Euro-Atlantic community.…

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Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks.

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Like so many empires before it, the Soviet Union eventually imploded and fragmented, falling victim not so much to a direct military defeat as…

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In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

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One has to define very clearly what one's objectives are, determine in advance how much one is prepared to pay to achieve that objective…

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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of…

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Hegemony is as old as mankind.

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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances…

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I think the sheer attrition of American global domination will create circumstances in which the Chinese will be tempted to reach out for more…

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