I have said there are three principles that should be followed. One, we should maintain the "one China" policy that every American president has articulated, including President Reagan. Secondly, we should make clear that we want a peaceful resolution. And three, Taiwan should not challenge that arrangement in a way that will provoke a conflict. Those are three perfectly clear principles. I haven't used any of the other slogans.More Henry Kissinger quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.More Henry Kissinger quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

A return to the 1967 lines and the abandonment of the settlements near Jerusalem would be such a psychological trauma for Israel as to endanger its survival.More Henry Kissinger quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately collapsed.More Henry Kissinger quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make.More Henry Kissinger quotes [07/05/2011 12:07:12]