

“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”
― A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
― A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

“Anyone who has ever studied the history of American diplomacy, especially military diplomacy, knows that you might start in a war with certain things on your mind as a purpose of what you are doing, but in the end, you found yourself fighting for entirely different things that you had never thought of before ... In other words, war has a momentum of its own and it carries you away from all thoughtful intentions when you get into it. Today, if we went into Iraq, like the president would like us to do, you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end.”
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“The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.”
― The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
― The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

“International politics, like all politics, is a struggle for power”
― Politics Among Nations
― Politics Among Nations
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