We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.

The international system is inherently competitive, and states are constantly trying to outmaneuver each other.

战争即和平。自由即奴役。无知即力量。