The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions of the statesman's thinking, reasons more often than not in the simple moralistic and legalistic terms… — Hans Morgenthau Copy Share Image
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others. — Hans Morgenthau Copy Share Image
Power positions do not yield to arguments, however rationally and morally valid, but only to superior power. — Hans Morgenthau Copy Share Image
Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man. — Hans Morgenthau Copy Share Image
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions… — Hans Morgenthau Copy Share Image
