The anarchic nature of the international system means that states must rely on self-help to ensure their survival.

——一九二八年四月十三日斯大林在联共(布)莫斯科组织的积极分子会议上所作的报告《关于中央委员会和中央监察委员会四月联席全会的工作》

I was born to win, but in order to win I gotta be willing to lose.

历史由那些幸存者书写。