Dangerous Quote by John Mearsheimer

Wars of any magnitude release powerful social and economic forces which can change the whole face of the world.

— Robert Kennedy

Great wars can only be fought by great powers.

— Michael Mandelbaum

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

— Albert Einstein

The majority of the so-called great powers have long been exploiting and enslaving a whole series of small and weak peoples. And the imperialist…

— Vladimir Lenin

Great-power politics is tragic because the structure of the international system forces states that seek only to be secure nonetheless to act aggressively toward…

— John Mearsheimer

Having excessive power in the hands of one country meant the fate of the world was too dependent on what happened in that one…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great…

— Anonymous

Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons - new and uncertain nations - new pressures of population…

— John F. Kennedy

Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

— Ernest Hemingway

Wars are caused by unprotected wealth.

— Douglas MacArthur

Now we have a whole series of problems - energy, environment, proliferation - which go beyond the nation. And we also know that a…

— Henry A. Kissinger

The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades.

— Ian Bremmer