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.
Henry A. KissingerAbout author
- Author's profession: Statesman
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: May 27, 1923
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