"The cold war is over; Japan won."

"The French man-of-war was small and agile, and from the deck of the fishing boat looked as big as a frigate…"

"Before the great civil revolution there will be a deepening of the crisis of this obsolete order. This cris…"

"Diplomacy… mops up war’s spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose it…"

"Know yourself and your adversary and you will be able to fight a hundred battles without a single disaster.…"

"The protections offered to private landowners are a lot like having the French on your side in war – largel…"

"In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency."