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Henry Kissinger

Geboren: May 27, 1923 – Fürth, Bavaria, Germany

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Henry Kissinger was an American diplomat, political scientist, and author focused on foreign policy, diplomacy, and international order. He served as U.S. secretary of state and national security adviser, wrote influential books including Diplomacy and On China, and received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize, while remaining a deeply debated global figure.

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Henry Kissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Germany, in 1923, and his early life was defined by the upheaval of European antisemitism and war. In 1938, his family fled Nazi persecution and settled in New York. That immigrant experience, followed by service in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, gave him a lasting interest in power, order, and the fragility of political institutions. After the war, he studied at Harvard, earning degrees in government and beginning an academic career there. Harvard became the setting in which he moved from refugee and soldier to scholar, strategist, and eventually one of the most influential foreign-policy thinkers of the twentieth century.

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Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial
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My victories were bound to be both temporary and fragile
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The ever-accelerating pace of history threatens to consume memory
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History will judge not the head start but the achievement
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Simultaneously, ubiquitous and clamorous media are transforming foreign policy into a subdivision of public entertainment
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The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously
-The Absence of Alternatives Clears the Mind Marvelously
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Our age has stolen fire from the gods; can we confine it to peaceful purposes before it consumes us?
-Henry Kissinger on Nuclear Proliferation

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