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The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities QUOTES

The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities QUOTES

1 " In other words, are humans fundamentally social animals who strive hard to carve out room for their individuality, or are they individuals who form social contracts? "

― John J. Mearsheimer , The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities

2 " Great powers of all persuasions care deeply about their survival, and there is always the danger in a bipolar or multipolar system that they will be attacked by another great power. In these circumstances, liberal great powers regularly dress up their hard-nosed behavior with liberal rhetoric. They talk like liberals and act like realists. Should they adopt liberal policies that are at odds with realist logic, they invariably come to regret it. "

― John J. Mearsheimer , The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities