总是
The rise of a new great power is always a cause for concern among existing powers, as it threatens the existing balance of power.
States are rational actors, and they will always act in their own self-interest.
The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, and they will use force if they believe it will bring them strategic advantage.
The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, which makes them inherently aggressive.
The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, and they will use force if they believe it will bring them strategic advantage.
The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, and they will use force if they think it will profit them.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
The beginning is always today.
"It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."