I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should...

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should...

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would...

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would...

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by...

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by...

No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment...

No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment...

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it...

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it...

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but...

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but...

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with...

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with...

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their...

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their...

If it's going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.

If it's going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.

If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly...

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly...

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

We are all the President's men.

We are all the President's men.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does...

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does...

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create...

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create...