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“The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.”
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“The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chance of disillusionment.”
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“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”
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“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”
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“The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.”
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“The Nixon years were trying. They honed my capacity to forgive.”
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“The urgency of the situation calls for immediate action.”
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“World leaders are not chosen for their intelligence or knowledge. They are chosen for their ability to exercise power and influence.”
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“History is the memory of the statesman.”
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“Every country has two policies: its stated policy and its real policy.”
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“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.”
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“The statesman’s duty is to bridge the gap between his nation’s experience and its vision.”
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“Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.”
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“A leader does not have to be loved, but he must be respected.”
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“The absence of collective security means that nations are condemned to oscillate between war and the preparation for war.” GOD WILL STRENGTHEN YOU QUOTES
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“Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.”
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“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.”
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“The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the virtues of its leaders.”
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“Competing pressures tempt one to believe that an issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often, it is a crisis invented.”
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“You can’t make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can’t make peace without Syria.”
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“There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.”
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“The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is not in the fairness of the process but in the choice of the oligarchs.”
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“The longer I have been Secretary, the less I trust written briefings. They usually consist of interpretations, rather than facts.”
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“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.”
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“Power is not the same as wisdom.”
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“The task of an elected leader is to prevent crises, not just manage them when they occur.”
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“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”
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“A society that wants to raise children in a peaceful world must first learn to resolve its own conflicts peacefully.”