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Henry Kissinger

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

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Henry Kissinger

We fought a military war; our opponents fought a political one.

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.

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Henry Kissinger

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.