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Word: despicableâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1974-1974
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...propose more than the Egyptians were prepared to consider. He advised the Israelis to hold back a bit. When an edgy Cabinet minister declared that it would be wrong to offer less than Israel was genuinely willing to concede, Kissinger smiled and answered: "Don't push it. Be despicable???like me." He feels that tension-easing banter can often help negotiations proceed smoothly, which may explain in part his lack of success with relatively humorless Japanese diplomats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DIPLOMACY: Superstar Statecraft: How Henry Does It | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

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