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We have a large public that is very ignorant about public affairs and very susceptible to simplistic slogans by candidates who appear out of nowhere, have no track record, but mouth appealing slogans

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Americans Ignorance Politics Populism

Most Americans are close to total ignorance about the world. They are ignorant. That is an unhealthy condition in a country in which foreign policy has to be endorsed by the people if it is to be pursued. And it makes it much more difficult for any president to pursue an intelligent policy that does justice to the complexity of the world.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Americans Foreign Policy Geopolitics Ignorance Populism

[American exceptionalism] is a reaction to the inability of people to understand global complexity or important issues like American energy dependency. Therefore, they search for simplistic sources of comfort and clarity. And the people that they are now selecting to be, so to speak, the spokespersons of their anxieties are, in most cases, stunningly ignorant.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński American Exceptionalism American People Foreign Policy Geopolitics Ignorance Populism

The world became more aware that America-despite being the hope of many who have the personal drive and ambition to become part of the American dream-is beset by serious operational challenges: a massive and growing national debt, widening social inequality, a cornucopian culture that worships materialism, a financial system given to greedy speculation, and a polarized political system

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Zbigniew Brzeziński The American Dream United States

The ongoing changes in the distribution of global power and mounting global strife make it all the more imperative that America not retreat into an ignorant garrison-state mentality or wallow in self-righteous cultural hedonism

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Zbigniew Brzeziński United States

We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States.

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Zbigniew Brzeziński History Intelligence

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

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Zbigniew Brzeziński Succeed Must Iraq

Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Future Friends Past

Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Education Innovation Power

The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Country Leaders Legitimacy

It is important to ask ourselves, as citizens, whether a world power can provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety.

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Zbigniew Brzeziński Fear Power World

We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zone of peace and prosperity in the world which is the necessary foundation for a stable international system in which our leadership could be fruitfully exercised.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Peace World Foundation

I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Fear Power World

Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Politics Better Try

We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.

~ Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzeziński Disagree Cannot Dictate
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