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George Friedman Quotes

If the cost of naming the enemy is diplomatically or politically unacceptable, then the war is not likely to go well Picture Quote #1

Germany is the new pig. Germany depends on exports and its markets are drying up. When the Germans start getting 10% unemployment, 15% unemployment, which is the real variable, how are they going to handle it? Picture Quote #1

Well the most likely emerging countries are Japan, Turkey, and Poland. So I would say Eastern Europe, the Middle East and a maritime war by Japan with the United States enjoying its own pleasures Picture Quote #1

Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good admirals Picture Quote #1

Strategy is something that emerges from reality, while tactics might be chosen Picture Quote #1

A century is about events. A decade is about people Picture Quote #1

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Recent presidents have gone off on ad hoc adventures. They have set unattainable goal because they have framed the issue incorrectly, as they believed their own rhetoric Picture Quote #1

Anger does not make history. Power does. And power may be supplemented by anger, but it derives from more fundamental realities; geography, demographics, technology, and culture Picture Quote #1

The great presidents never forget the principle of the republic and seek to preserve and enhance them – in the long run– without undermining the needs of the moment. Bad presidents simply do what is expedient, heedless of principles. But the worst presidents are those who adhere to the principles regardless of what the fortunes of the moment demand Picture Quote #1

The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power to moral ends Picture Quote #1

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If the cost of naming the enemy is diplomatically or politically unacceptable, then the war is not likely to go well. (George Friedman Quotes) Germany is the new pig. Germany depends on exports and its markets are drying up. When the Germans start getting 10% unemployment, 15% unemployment, which is the real variable, how are they going to handle it? (George Friedman Quotes) Well the most likely emerging countries are Japan, Turkey, and Poland. So I would say Eastern Europe, the Middle East and a maritime war by Japan with the United States enjoying its own pleasures. (George Friedman Quotes) Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good admirals. (George Friedman Quotes) Strategy is something that emerges from reality, while tactics might be chosen (George Friedman Quotes) A century is about events. A decade is about people (George Friedman Quotes) Recent presidents have gone off on ad hoc adventures. They have set unattainable goal because they have framed the issue incorrectly, as they believed their own rhetoric (George Friedman Quotes) Anger does not make history. Power does. And power may be supplemented by anger, but it derives from more fundamental realities; geography, demographics, technology, and culture (George Friedman Quotes) The great presidents never forget the principle of the republic and seek to preserve and enhance them – in the long run– without undermining the needs of the moment. Bad presidents simply do what is expedient, heedless of principles. But the worst presidents are those who adhere to the principles regardless of what the fortunes of the moment demand (George Friedman Quotes) The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power to moral ends (George Friedman Quotes)