In a zero-sum game, the problem is entirely one of distribution, not at all one of production.

States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.

In anarchy there is no automatic harmony .

Then what explains war among states? Rousseau's answer is really that war occurs because there is nothing to prevent it.

If we are to have peace, we must learn loyalty to a larger group. And before we can learn loyalty, the thing to which we are to be loyal must be created.

The most important causes of political arrangements and acts are found in the nature and behavior of man.

Once socialism replaces capitalism, reason will determine the policies of states.

Each man does seek his own interest, but, unfortunately, not according to the dictates of reason.

To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.

The implication of game theory, which is also the implication of the third image, is, however, that the freedom of choice of any one state is limited by the actions of the others.

War may achieve a redistribution of resources, but labor, not war, creates wealth.

The pain was greater than the shame

To burn always with this hard gemlike flame to maintain this ecstasy is success in life.

The world will be saved by one or two people.

We have a responsibility to be aware of others.

I always felt that the most common thread in my life from when I was young until now has been a highly observant, very analytical mind.

I do not fight against men, but against the system that is sexist.

You must be either the servant or the master, the hammer or the anvil.

Performance-enhancing drugs are an illusion. I wish I had never gotten involved with steroids. It was wrong. It was stupid.

To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.