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

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.

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.

External pressure seems to produce internal unity.

To achieve all of your goals, focus on one goal at a time.

Forgiveness before one’s death, isn’t just about asking and receiving it, it’s also about forgiving others.

The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, that my friends, is true perversion.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Why is electricity so expensive these days? Why does it cost so much for something I can make with a balloon and my hair?

Be a storehouse of happy memories.

Feminism is what I do with my life, it’s how I spend my days, it’s my job, it’s not just an opinion I have among many other opinions.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

The biggest thrill in the world is entertaining the public, there is no bigger thrill than that.

You're a mouse studying to be a rat.