Democratic Ideals and Reality Quotes

“What if the Great Continent, the whole World-Island or a large part of it, were at some future time to become a single and united base of sea-power? Would not the other insular bases be outbuilt as regards ships and outmanned as regards seamen? Their fleets would no doubt fight with all the heroism begotten of their histories, but the end would be fated.”
― Halford John Mackinder, Democratic Ideals and Reality: A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction

“Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland;
who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island;
who rules the World-Island commands the world.”
― Halford John Mackinder, Democratic ideals and reality; a study in the politics of reconstruction - Scholar's Choice Edition