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> [“To escape Thucydides’s Trap, we must be willing to think the unthinkable—and imagine the unimaginable. Avoiding Thucydides’s Trap in this case will require nothing less than bending the arc of history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/to-escape-thucydides-s-trap-we-must-be-willing-to-think-the/)

[Graham Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-allison/)

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## More by Graham Allison

> [“I am a congenital optimist about America, but I worry that American democracy is exhibiting fatal symptoms. DC has become an acronym for Dysfunctional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/i-am-a-congenital-optimist-about-america-but-i-worry-that-american/)

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> [“You know as well as we do that right is a question that only has meaning in relations between equals in power. In the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/you-know-as-well-as-we-do-that-right-is-a-question-that-only-has/)

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> [“Daily media reports of China’s “aggressive” behavior and unwillingness to accept the “international rules-based order” established by the US after World War II describe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/daily-media-reports-of-china-s-aggressive-behavior-and-unwillingness/)

[Graham Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-allison/)

> [“To extend the digital metaphor, both rivals must also reconsider the fitness of their apps for the twenty-first century. In his book Civilization, Niall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/to-extend-the-digital-metaphor-both-rivals-must-also-reconsider-the/)

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> [“Two centuries ago, Napoleon warned, “Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world.” Today China has awakened, and the world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/two-centuries-ago-napoleon-warned-let-china-sleep-when-she-wakes-she/)

[Graham Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-allison/)

> [“When Americans complain about how long it takes to build a building or repair a road, authorities often reply that “Rome was not built…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/when-americans-complain-about-how-long-it-takes-to-build-a-building/)

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> [“Here we are on top of the world. We have arrived at this peak to stay there forever. There is, of course, this thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/here-we-are-on-top-of-the-world-we-have-arrived-at-this-peak-to-stay/)

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> [“To escape Thucydides’s Trap, we must be willing to think the unthinkable—and imagine the unimaginable. Avoiding Thucydides’s Trap in this case will require nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/to-escape-thucydides-s-trap-we-must-be-willing-to-think-the/)

[Graham Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-allison/)

> [“The German philosopher Nietzsche taught us that “the most common form of human stupidity is forgetting what one is trying to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-allison/the-german-philosopher-nietzsche-taught-us-that-the-most-common-form/)

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