States are inherently aggressive and expansionist because they exist in an anarchic international system where there is no higher authority to keep them in check.
国家本质上是侵略性和扩张主义的，因为它们存在于一个无政府状态的国际体系中，没有更高的权威来约束它们。
巨大的痛苦是无声的。
何人曾如汝欺汝之烈？
The study of attention provides a window into how the brain selects, integrates, and acts upon information.
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.