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Quote By Henry Kissinger
The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Former US Secretary Of State And National Security Advisor
Henry Kissinger, Nobel laureate and former U.S. Secretary of State, played a key role in shaping 20th-century diplomacy with a realpolitik approach.
Explanation Of The Quote
This quote critiques the tendency of some Americans to oversimplify or misunderstand foreign policy, treating it as a matter of understanding and addressing the psychological motivations of other nations rather than a complex interplay of political, economic, and cultural factors.
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