Top 10 Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017) was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He served as National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Brzezinski was a prominent figure in U.S. foreign policy, known for his strong stance against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He played a key role in the normalization of relations between the United States and China and the signing of the Camp David Accords, which led to a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Brzezinski was also an influential academic and author, contributing significantly to the discourse on international relations and American foreign policy through his writings and teachings.

Top 10 Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

1. "The great challenge today is not hegemony, but turmoil, and coping with the latter requires strategic vision, firmness of purpose, and a clear sense of our national interests."
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2. "History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy."
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3. "The technotronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values."
— Zbigniew Brzezinski

4. "In the technotronic society the trend would seem to be towards the aggregation of the individual support of millions of uncoordinated citizens, easily within the reach of magnetic and attractive personalities exploiting the latest communications techniques to manipulate emotions and control reason."
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5. "America is now the only global superpower, and Eurasia is the globe's central arena."
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6. "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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7. "We can't have an intelligent foreign policy unless we have an intelligent public, because we're a democracy."
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8. "It cannot be stressed enough that without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire."
— Zbigniew Brzezinski

9. "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."
— Zbigniew Brzezinski

10. "One has to understand what the enemy is all about: the enemy's history, the enemy's culture, the enemy's aspirations. If you understand these well, you can perhaps move towards peace."
— Zbigniew Brzezinski