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.

If you're competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering.

要理解行为，就要寻找其中的效用。

权力的代价总是高昂的，但无力的代价更高。

精神生活本质上是适应性的

The internet is a tool that can be used for good or bad. It's up to us to decide how we use it.