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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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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with...

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's 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...

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

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...

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 Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

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...

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...

Lovers, forget your love And list to the love of these She a window flower...

Lovers, forget your love And list to the love of these She a window flower...

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering...

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering...

Ah Christ, that it were possible For one short hour to see The souls we...

Ah Christ, that it were possible For one short hour to see The souls we...

Never is true love blind, but rather brings an added light.

Never is true love blind, but rather brings an added light.