Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes

Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism.
During the twentieth century, men fought on behalf of nationalism. Yet the wars they fought were also engendered by dislocations in world markets and by social revolution stimulated by the coming of the industrial age.
Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
Eurasia is the world's axial supercontinent. A power that dominated Eurasia would exercise decisive influence over two of the world's three most economically productive regions: Western Europe and East Asia.
Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences.
Given the accelerating velocity of history, we should begin charting deliberately the next phase in its trajectory.
Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems.
Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events.
I do think America has made it quite clear that it is in the interest both of America and China to avoid situations in which they will be pushed toward a collision.
I don't approve of the notion that we should be announcing who should step down from the position of a head of a state unless we are seriously prepared to remove that person. But if we are not, if we are being prudent and careful, then let's also be careful with how we talk.
I don't feel I was 'born American,' but my homeland was denied to me after the end of World War II, and I craved something I could identify with. When I became a student at Harvard in the 1950s, America very quickly filled the vacuum. I felt I was American, but I think it's more revealing of America how quickly others here accepted me.
I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy.
I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to our men and women who are heroically sacrificing their lives in our defense. Do we really need all of that for our security?
I realise that in an electoral campaign, you don't want to antagonise large groups which are highly motivated.
I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
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28 March, 1928
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26 May, 2017
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