Kissinger for idiots
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I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850. –Henry Kissinger
The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. —Henry Kissinger
The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. -Henry Kissinger
University politics is so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. –Henry Kissinger
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere. –Henry Kissinger
Even a paranoid can have enemies. –Henry Kissinger on Nixon
Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets. —Henry Kissinger
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. — Henry Kissinger
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault Henry Kissinger
To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
Henry Kissinger
People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours –Henry Kissinger
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive. -Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger was the inspiration behind US foreign policy between 1969 and 1977, and is perhaps the most controversial figure of his generation to have served in government. He served as head of the NSA and as Secretary of State in the Nixon administration. He masterminded the Chile catastrophe that ousted a democratically elected government. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the bungled peace negotiations putting an end to the Vietnam war.
Shortly after Kissinger left office (1977), he was offered an endowed chair at Columbia University, but rising criticism of his bloody role in implementing US foreign policy led to the offer eventually being taken back. Today there are numerous human rights organizations who want to see Henry Kissinger brought before international courts to face human rights violations and war crimes accusations. While it is unlikely this will happen in his lifetime, and though Kissinger remains an influential person in US foreign policy, they may very well get him in the end.
Shortly after Kissinger left office (1977), he was offered an endowed chair at Columbia University, but rising criticism of his bloody role in implementing US foreign policy led to the offer eventually being taken back. Today there are numerous human rights organizations who want to see Henry Kissinger brought before international courts to face human rights violations and war crimes accusations. While it is unlikely this will happen in his lifetime, and though Kissinger remains an influential person in US foreign policy, they may very well get him in the end.
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850. –Henry Kissinger
The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. —Henry Kissinger
Power is the great aphrodisiac.–Henry Kissinger
I don’t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves. —Henry Kissinger
The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. -Henry Kissinger
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.–Henry Kissinger
University politics is so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. –Henry Kissinger If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere. –Henry Kissinger Even a paranoid can have enemies. –Henry Kissinger on Nixon Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets. —Henry Kissinger
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. — Henry Kissinger
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault Henry Kissinger To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.Henry Kissinger
People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours –Henry Kissinger
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive. -Henry Kissinger
The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself.
-Henry KissingerSPRAGGETT ON CHESS