John Mearsheimer Quote

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.


Chapter 10, Great Power Politics in the Twenty First Century, p. 371 - The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001)


Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.