Author: Henry Kissinger

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Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

- Henry Kissinger

America has fought five wars since 1945 and has gained its objectives in only one of them, the Gulf War.

America has fought five wars since 1945 and has gained its objectives in only one of them, the Gulf War.

- Henry Kissinger

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

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

- Henry Kissinger

The Vietnam War was a great tragedy for our country. And it is now far enough away so that one can study without using the slogans to see what's really happened.

The Vietnam War was a great tragedy for our country. And it is now far enough away so that one can study without using the slogans to see what's really happened.

- Henry Kissinger

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.

- Henry Kissinger

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

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

- Henry Kissinger

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

- Henry Kissinger

No foreign policy - no matter how ingenious - has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.

No foreign policy - no matter how ingenious - has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.

- Henry Kissinger

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

- Henry Kissinger

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