Once socialism replaces capitalism, reason will determine the policies of states.

If we gather more and more data and establish more and more associations, however, we will not finally find that we know something. We will simply end up having more and more data and larger sets of correlations.

To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.

Each man does seek his own interest, but, unfortunately, not according to the dictates of reason.

With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dictates of its own reason or desire - conflict, sometimes leading to war, is bound to occur.

States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.

In anarchy there is no automatic harmony .