American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said … - Henry A. Kissinger

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Mysteries, like the Masonic rites, are ones parents and elders are sworn not to reveal to the uninitiated, which include all children. And so we sought for signs.

Henry A. Kissinger

American politics are normally a result of pragmatic and not philosophical reasoning. No one in Washington has said we now prefer multilateralism.

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It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

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We cannot give Russia veto over deployment of forces on NATO territory. But we have to understand their particular sensitivities, and, therefore, there should be a dialogue on these issues.

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Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.

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Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the judgment of a future they see it as their task to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of inner values.

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America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests

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