It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot...

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot...

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...

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

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...

The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself.

The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of...

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

We are all the President's men.

We are all the President's men.