Henry Kissinger

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Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Henry Kissinger

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Attraction Power

Author

Henry Kissinger

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Kissinger, Henry. Quoted in "Foreign Policy: Kissinger at Hub." Written by Hedrick Smith. The New York Times, 19 Jan. 1971.

The history of things that didn’t happen has never been written.

Henry Kissinger

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Counterfactual history The road not taken The past History

Speaker

Henry Kissinger

Source

Kissinger 1923-1968

Medium

Interview

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Kissinger, Henry. Letter to Oriana Fallaci. 4 Nov. 1972.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

Henry Kissinger

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Guerilla warfare Winning and losing War

Speaker

Henry Kissinger

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The Viet Nam Negotiations Foreign Affairs

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kissinger, Henry. "The Viet Nam Negotiations." Foreign Affairs, Jan. 1969.

A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security.

Henry Kissinger

Reflections on Containment

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Morality in foreign policy Foreign policy International politics

Author

Henry Kissinger

Source

Reflections on Containment Foreign Affairs

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kissinger, Henry. "Reflections on Containment." Foreign Affairs, June 1994.