Levan Ramishvili

“Now the evil that accompanies one good, is the privation of another good. Never therefore would evil be sought after, not even accidentally, unless the good that accompanies the evil were more desired than the good of which the evil is the privation.”
― Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica

“The purpose of diplomacy is to expand your freedom of choice when you lack the power to dictate terms.”
― A. Wess Mitchell

“The point of diplomacy in strategy is not to transform an opponent from within but to shape his incentives in ways that make him more likely to do what you want for reasons of his own interest.”
― A. Wess Mitchell

“For libertarians, human rights are freedoms, which must be protected by the state in order to safeguard the sovereignty of the individual. For socialists, human rights are claims, which must be satisfied by the state in order to offer a viable and dignified life to all its citizens. Libertarians defend individual freedom against the state; socialists defend the state against individual freedom. We see this vividly in the current disputes over education and healthcare, with libertarians arguing for choice and socialists arguing for equal provision, something that only the state can attempt, and then only by removing choices from the active, the ambitious, and the strong.”
― Roger Scruton