I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people.
Henry A. KissingerDiplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even if they have egos for it few heads of government have the time to resolve stalemates, their meetings are too short and the demands of protocol too heavy.
Henry A. KissingerFor other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon.
Henry A. KissingerPeople are now starting to explain the Cold War. Even in the crises at that time the survival of millions of people was at stake. And we (the USA) had to threaten the other super power with retaliation to prevent it from doing something to us. Today we live in a world in which a lot of things are in flux. That creates a lot of fear. But it is also a time of great opportunity. And I would call on today's statesmen to not allow their thinking to be directed by fear.
Henry A. Kissinger