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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No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

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...

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you...

The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you...

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...

Facts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable.

Facts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable.

I think there's a difference between intelligence and knowledge. There are plenty of people with...

I think there's a difference between intelligence and knowledge. There are plenty of people with...

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...