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

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that...

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

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

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

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 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...

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

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...

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...