The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

Quote by Henry Kissinger

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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

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...

Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with...

Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with...

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is...

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is...

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to...

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to...

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. Thereï¿½s too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. Thereï¿½s too much fraternizing with the...

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think...

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think...

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is...

People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is...

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a...

There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.

You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace...

You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace...

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from...

In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from...

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.