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

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid...

The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

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...

We are all the President's men.

We are all the President's men.

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items,...

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items,...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a...

A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a...

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.