To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.

Quote by Henry A Kissinger

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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 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...

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

We are all the President's men.

We are all the President's men.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

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...

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...

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

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

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

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

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

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does...

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does...

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.