"The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness." — Henry Kissinger

The Vietnam War was a great tragedy for our country. And it is now far enough away so that one can study without using the slogans to see what's really happened.

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt's time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it's different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment.

No foreign policy - no matter how ingenious - has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.

Tak seorang pun akan memenangkan pertempuran jenis kelamin. Terlalu banyak pola saling menggoda dengan musuh.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

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The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.