"It is not true that were the Soviet Union to disappear the remaining states could easily live in peace."

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Source : Kenneth N. Waltz (2013). “Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis”, p.230, Columbia University Press

Kenneth Waltz

#Unions Quotes #Disappear Quotes #States Quotes

“Before I had studied Zen for thirty years, I saw mountains as mountains, and waters as waters. When I arrived at a more intimate knowledge, I came to the point where I saw that mountains are not mountains, and waters are not waters. But now that I have got its very substance I am at rest. For it's just that I see mountains once again as mountains, and waters once again as waters.”
“People like to be around those who give off positive energy.”
“No man was ever so much deceived by another as by himself.”
“Of course I will continue photography. I love photography. But when you become old, it's too much.”
“Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle of violence and indifference.”
“For a while I didn't believe in marriage. But I think I do believe in having a love. I'm not saying only one love ever, but in having a good, solid relationship. I think that's possible.”
“Unto us all our days are love's anniversaries, each one In turn hath ripened something of our happiness.”
“I really donâ€™t feel exclusiveMy ambition instead, perhaps because of my peasant-worker background, is to look at the worldÂ withÂ others, not as an aristocratic intellectual.”

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