The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, which makes them inherently aggressive.

The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don't have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.

The best ideas often come from those closest to the problem.

We are all just trying to find our way in the dark.

The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome of the historical process.

Every book is a journey, and every journey is a book.