“ The balance of power inhibits the capacity to overthrow the international order; agreement on shared values inhibits the desire to overthrow the international order. Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing. ”
Henry Kissinger, Diplomacy (1994). copy citation
| Author | Henry Kissinger |
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| Source | Diplomacy |
| Topic | strength legitimacy |
| Date | 1994 |
| Language | English |
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