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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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...

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...

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...

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow...

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow...

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 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 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 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 too much fraternizing with the...

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

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as...

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as...

He made enemies as naturally as soap makes suds

He made enemies as naturally as soap makes suds

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even...

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even...