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. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
Americans don’t learn about the world; they don’t study world history, other than American history in a very one-sided fashion, and they don’t study geography. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
The Chinese are really good at diplomacy – and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
I realise that in an electoral campaign, you don’t want to antagonise large groups which are highly motivated. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
The Soviet Union’s termination, which brought to an end the bipolar world, ushered in an era of U.S. hegemony. Hegemony, however, should not be confused with omnipotence. Hegemony is not omnipotence but is certainly preponderance. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
Look: I don’t want to live with a nuclear Iran. I would like to make it uncomfortable for them to seek it. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
I would like to promote internal change in Iran – which is more likely if we don’t fuse Iranian nationalism with Iranian fundamentalism. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
We can’t have an intelligent foreign policy unless we have an intelligent public, because we’re a democracy. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
We don’t have a public that really understands the world anymore, and in the age of complexity, that problem becomes much more difficult. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War – very threatening days of the Cold War – and nothing happened. So deterrence does work. Zbigniew Brzezinski Read Quote
