Art has the power to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.

The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

The rise of a new great power is always a cause for concern among existing powers, as it threatens the existing balance of power.