The Tragic Mind Quotes

“Camus, remember, said that even at that point, the rebel who challenges a tyrannical state must have an alternative order of government in mind to implement, or his rebellion loses legitimacy, since anarchy is worse than tyranny. We saw this dilemma played out during the Arab Spring in Syria and Libya,”
― Robert D. Kaplan, The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power

“The cultivation of insecurity requires modesty. If a person—or a policymaker—is not modest, the gods will sooner or later force modesty upon them.”
― Robert D. Kaplan, The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power