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"In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality." — Oct 30, 2012 02:01PM
"In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality." — Oct 30, 2012 02:01PM
“In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality”
― The White House Years
― The White House Years
“...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective.”
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“To be radical is to go to the root of the matter. For man, however, the root is man himself.”
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“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
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“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
― On War
― On War
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