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21 " Both nations have an idea of Manifest Destiny and a concept of the Monroe Doctrine in their ideological arsenal, and both are continental powers with political and cultural influence that extends far beyond their national borders. "
― , Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order
22 " Today’s connoisseurs of Sino-American relations seem to view the relationship through a dystopian prism; their gloomy commentaries are largely an assemblage of snapshots on contemporary interactions or day-to-day developments without a historical context. "
23 " It is difficult and even dangerous to make predictions—especially about the future—of the bilateral relationship. "
24 " Unlike Confucius, Madison maintained that people have a limited capacity to control their passions themselves and act virtuously when their individual interests conflict with others. "
25 " To achieve these Jeffersonian ends, Alexander Hamilton—Jefferson’s philosophical rival—devised an ingenious strategy that entailed a strong manufacturing base, a national banking system, a centralized federal government, and an export-led economic scheme protected by the U.S. Navy. "
26 " For ardent believers in Chinese exceptionalism, the Confucian tradition of political stability and centralized state power is the critical factor in the realization of a ‘harmonious society. "
27 " Americans could achieve Jefferson’s democratic freedoms through Hamilton’s economic development strategies and trade policies. "
28 " The Chinese dream is an American dream embedded in a Confucian cocoon. "
29 " The philosophic goal in China was a search for harmony and perfection, not the discovery of truth by reasoning. In China’s Confucian society, the best pathway to perfection was the development of a virtuous life. "
30 " The United States is the result of an enlightened philosophy; China is the outcome of traditions and history. "
31 " Natural law is superior as it allows for the pursuit of virtue genuinely initiated from within and themselves. "
32 " Although the rule of law has been codified in the Chinese constitution, a Confucian DNA is pervasively rooted in traditional mindsets as a superior system. "
33 " Sooner or later, if left unaddressed, this natural human tendency will undermine the entire CPC pyramid like a chamber of magma lying beneath a mammoth volcano. "