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" Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset. "
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Asset
Some
Well-Being
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" Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate. "
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" I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands. "
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" The costly unilateralism of the younger Bush presidency led to a decade of war in the Middle East and the derailment of American foreign policy at large. "
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" The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive. "
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" During the twentieth century, men fought on behalf of nationalism. Yet the wars they fought were also engendered by dislocations in world markets and by social revolution stimulated by the coming of the industrial age. "
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" Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand. "
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" The difference between the Bush I war against Iraq and the Bush II war against Iraq is that in the first one, we appealed to the sentiments and interests of the different groupings in the region and had them with us. In the second one, we did it on our own, on the basis of false premises, with extremely brutality and lack of political skill. "
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" Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue. "
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" The financial catastrophe of 2008 nearly precipitated a calamitous economic depression, jolting America and much of the West into a sudden recognition of their systemic vulnerability to unregulated greed. "
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" We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old. "
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Should
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" The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. "
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" Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president. "
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First
You
" We all have the right to comment about each other. "
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Each
" The first and most important is to emphasize the enduring nature of the alliance relationship particularly with Europe which does share our values and interests even if it disagrees with us on specific policies. "
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Relationship
Nature
" Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom. "
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Think
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" Only a dynamic and strategically-minded America, together with a unifying Europe, can jointly promote a larger and more vital West, one capable of acting as a responsible partner to the rising and increasingly assertive East. "
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" I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to our men and women who are heroically sacrificing their lives in our defense. Do we really need all of that for our security? "
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Men
Defense
Need
" Peace between Israel and Palestine would be a giant step toward greater regional stability, and it would finally let both Israelis and Palestinians benefit from the Middle East's growing wealth. "
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" Eurasia is the world's axial supercontinent. A power that dominated Eurasia would exercise decisive influence over two of the world's three most economically productive regions: Western Europe and East Asia. "
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" During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism. "
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New
Men
" We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree. "
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" A Russia that gradually begins to gravitate toward the West will also be a Russia that ceases to disrupt the international system. "
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" A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition. "
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" Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context. "
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" Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events. "
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" Pessimism about America's future tends to underestimate its capacity for self-renewal. "
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" The culture of self-gratification and deregulation that began during the Clinton years and continued under President George W. Bush led to the bursting of one stock market bubble at the turn of the century and a full-scale financial crash less than a decade later. "
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" A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing to sacrifice resources for the sake of others' development. "
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" Sovereignty is a word that is used often but it has really no specific meaning. Sovereignty today is nominal. Any number of countries that are sovereign are sovereign only nominally and relatively. "
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