"Ensuring a nation’s survival sometimes leaves tragically little room for private morality...The rare individuals who have recognized the necessity of violating such morality, acted accordingly, and taken responsibility for their actions are among the most necessary leaders for their countries, even as they have caused great unease among generations of well-meaning intellectuals who, free of the burden of real-world bureaucratic responsibility, make choices in the abstract and treat morality as an inflexible absolute." ~Robert Kaplan
“If you look at zero you see nothing; but look through it and you will see the world.” ~Robert Kaplan
