The whites came to this land for a fresh start and to escape the tyranny of their masters, just as the freemen had fled theirs. But the ideals they held up for themselves, they denied others.

States are rational actors that seek to maximize their power and security in an anarchic international system.

"We are all a little broken, but that's how the light gets in."

You can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow.