Left to its own devices, the State Department machinery tends toward inertia rather than creativity; it is always on the verge of turning itself into an enormous cable machine. Henry A. Kissinger More Quotes by Henry A. Kissinger More Quotes From Henry A. Kissinger Nixon had three goals: to win by the biggest electoral landslide in history; to be remembered as a peacemaker; and to be accepted by the 'Establishment' as an equal. He achieved all these objectives at the end of 1972 and the beginning of 1973. And he lost them all two months later-partly because he turned a dream into an obsession. Henry A. Kissinger dream winning two Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite. Henry A. Kissinger politics way thinking My country's history, Mr. President, tells us that it is possible to fashion unity while cherishing diversity, that common action is possible despite the variety of races, interests, and beliefs we see here in this chamber. Progress and peace and justice are attainable. So we say to all peoples and governments: Let us fashion together a new world order. Henry A. Kissinger world-government fashion country The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy. And if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an American concern. Maybe a humanitarian concern. Henry A. Kissinger emigration humanitarian unions I would say the special experience of American wartime policy in the last 40 years, from Vietnam on, is that the war itself became controversial in the country and that the most important thing we need in the current situation is, whatever disagreements there may be on tactics, that the legitimacy of the war itself does not become a subject of controversy. We have to start with the assumption, obviously, that whatever administration is conducting a war wants to end it. Henry A. Kissinger war country years You're 18 points down [in the polls]... You might as well do what's right. Henry A. Kissinger polls might interesting It is not often that nations learn from the past even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it. For the lessons of historical experience, as of personal experience, are contingent. They teach the consequences of certain actions, but they cannot force a recognition of comparable situations. Henry A. Kissinger experience historical past A little uncertainty is good for everyone. Henry A. Kissinger uncertainty statistics littles NAFTA is a major stepping stone to the New World Order. Henry A. Kissinger historical stones order Administration has managed the extraordinary feat of having, at one and the same time, the worst relations with our allies, the worst relations with our adversaries, and the most serious upheavals in the developing world since the end of the Second World War. Henry A. Kissinger presidential administration war I go out with actresses because I'm not apt to marry one. Henry A. Kissinger actresses marriage Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded. Henry A. Kissinger withdrawal troops home We believe that peace is at hand. Henry A. Kissinger war believe hands The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes. Henry A. Kissinger mold light real This is awful. Do it again. Henry A. Kissinger supervision awful Every success is usually an admission ticket to a new set of decisions. Henry A. Kissinger tickets decision inspirational Over time even two armed blind men in a room can do enormous damage to each other, not to speak of the room. Henry A. Kissinger men two rooms We fought a military war; our opponents fought a political one. We sought physical attrition; our opponents aimed for our psychological exhaustion. In the process we lost sight of one of the cardinal maxims of guerrilla war: the guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win. The North Vietnamese used their armed forces the way a bull-fighter uses his cape to keep us lunging in areas of marginal political importance. Henry A. Kissinger army military war This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security. Henry A. Kissinger issues tears country It is steady, reliable, tough. It never yields to panic. It is never defeated one-sidedly. It achieves everything attainable by character and tenacity. Henry A. Kissinger football soccer character
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