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

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

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.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

We are all the President's men.

We are all the President's men.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

No foreign policy - no matter how ingenious - has any chance of success if...

No foreign policy - no matter how ingenious - has any chance of success if...

To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.

To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full.

Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist...

I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist...

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...

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...

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.