At present game theory has, in my opinion, two important uses, neither of them related to games nor to conflict directly. First, game theory stimulates us to think about conflict in a novel way. Second, game theory leads to some genuine impasses, that is, to situations where its axiomatic base is shown to be insufficient for dealing even theoretically with certain types of conflict situations... Thus, the impact is made on our thinking process themselves, rather than on the actual content of our knowledge.

p. 242; As cited in: Han Dorussen. "Min beste fagbok: Anatol Rapoport: Fights, Games, and Debates" at sv.ntnu.no, 1998 - Fights, games, and debates, (1960)