Henry Kissinger

Foreign policy is the art of the possible and the science of the relative

When there is no flexibility and a contest occurs, we have to be aware of the fact that it would have catastrophic consequences for the world.

I believe it likely that the leadership realizes that it is very difficult, if not impossible, for them to carry out the domestic changes in an atmosphere of Cold War with the United States.

I think we need a strong State Department.

One's effort should be not to break up Russia, but to retain Russia in the system in some fashion.

One cannot accept the notion that Russia has a right to alter the shape of the Ukraine by its own unilateral position.

Russia is in my view not a strong country. Russia is a weak country with a large military establishment and a very determined leader.

I cannot conceive of a war between China and the United States.

For us, the problem is hegemony by any one country over Eurasia is a potential threat to our security.

If one negotiates a freeze of the existing situation, one has thereby legitimized a Korean military capability.

The concern I had with the Iranian agreement was that it legitimized the eventual emergence of Iran as a nuclear power.