The Geographical Pivot of History Quotes

“The actual balance of political power at any given time is, of course, the product, on the one hand, of geographical conditions, both economic and strategic, and, on the other hand, of the relative number, virility, equipment, and organization of the competing peoples. In proportion as these quantities are accurately estimated are we likely to adjust differences without the crude resort to arms”
― Halford John Mackinder Sir, The Geographical Pivot of History: Illustrated