Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others..

Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man..

Throughout the nation's history, the national destiny of the United States has been understood in antimilitaristic, libertarian terms..

Power positions do not yield to arguments, however rationally and morally valid, but only to superior power..

The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions….

Man will not live without answers to his questions..

When we speak of power, we mean man's control over the minds and actions of other men. By political power we refer to the mutual relations of control….

Political realism is aware of the moral significance of political action. It is also aware of the ineluctable tension between the moral command and t….

Propaganda replaces moral philosophy..