In my view, there's no doubt that the Soviets had infinitely greater trouble holding their structure together than we did.
Henry A. KissingerIn the period after the Second World War, there were still leaders in Europe who represented weak countries, but possessed a sense of global foreign policy. Nowadays, on the other hand, there are politicians who represent pretty powerful countries, but whose citizens are not prepared to sacrifice themselves for the state.
Henry A. KissingerIf you control the oil you control the country; if you control food, you control the population.
Henry A. KissingerThe Russian empire under czars and commissars has been hard to deal with for other countries.
Henry A. Kissinger