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The twenty-first century has begun with an American success that on the surface looks like not only a defeat but a deep political and moral embarrassment.

— George Friedman

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The United States Navy controls all of the oceans of the world.

Europe dominated the world, but it failed to dominate itself. For five hundred years Europe tore itself apart in civil wars.

Japan must import all of its major minerals, from oil to aluminum. Without those imports-particularly oil-Japan stops being an industrial power in a matter of months.

The twenty-first century will be the American century.

Contemporary Europe is a search for an exit from hell.

The Next Decade: Where We've Been ... And Where We're Going (2010)

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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

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Greatness by nature includes a power, but not a will to power.

Martin Buber Between Man and Man (1965)

The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.

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