I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time. Henry A. Kissinger More Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger More Quotes From Henry A. Kissinger The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. Henry A. Kissinger political-will ebola nwo Every time there has been an attempt to disturb it, it led to two things. It led to immediate intense conflict with China, and it led to a reaffirmation in the end, because nobody wanted a major confrontation with China to this principle of a "one China" policy within which Taiwan is finding a place now. Its own position has greatly improved since the Nixon policy. It is richer, it is stronger and it is participating in many international organizations. Henry A. Kissinger stronger organization two Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts. Henry A. Kissinger leader experts country A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff. Henry A. Kissinger bluffs serious taken People are now starting to explain the Cold War. Even in the crises at that time the survival of millions of people was at stake. And we (the USA) had to threaten the other super power with retaliation to prevent it from doing something to us. Today we live in a world in which a lot of things are in flux. That creates a lot of fear. But it is also a time of great opportunity. And I would call on today's statesmen to not allow their thinking to be directed by fear. Henry A. Kissinger opportunity war thinking A return to the 1967 lines and the abandonment of the settlements near Jerusalem would be such a psychological trauma for Israel as to endanger its survival. Henry A. Kissinger survival israel would-be Now we have a whole series of problems - energy, environment, proliferation - which go beyond the nation. And we also know that a conflict between major powers would be a catastrophe for which there is no compensation in anything you can gain. Henry A. Kissinger gains energy would-be I do not know what will happen in China politically. I do know that it is impossible to maintain the communist system or probably even a strict one-party system when the economy becomes so pluralistic. Now, what form that takes and what institutions will evolve, I do not have a clear view about. I do not think the United States, as a general principle, ought to intervene in this. Henry A. Kissinger party views thinking In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s. Henry A. Kissinger radio pressure country Our nation is uniquely endowed to play a creative and decisive role in the new order which is taking form around us. Henry A. Kissinger creative play order If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless. Henry A. Kissinger patriotic war peace With proper tactics, nuclear war need not be as destructive as it appears. Henry A. Kissinger nuclear war needs We are doomed to coexist. Henry A. Kissinger doomed coexist israel For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon. Henry A. Kissinger blessed america past To have the United States suddenly come up with a peace proposal after a whole series of terrorist attacks is going to show to the world that this sort of method is something that western societies can't stand. Henry A. Kissinger proposal united-states world People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours. Henry A. Kissinger three talking people John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest. Henry A. Kissinger john-paul-ii lasts men History is not, of course, a cookbook offering pretested recipes. It teaches by analogy, not by maxims. It can illuminate the consequences of actions in comparable situations, yet each generation must discover for itself what situations are in fact comparable. Henry A. Kissinger generations analogies offering The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. Henry A. Kissinger foreign-policy trauma principles What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify. Henry A. Kissinger intelligence-services war peace
