过去常常被描述为欠考虑的进攻如今被认为是勇敢的……考虑未来和等待仅仅是将某人说成懦夫的另外一种方式；任何适度的思想只是掩饰其怯懦性格的一种企图；从所有方面来理解某个问题的能力，意味着一个人完全不适合行动。狂热的激情是一个真正男子汉的标志……任何持暴力主张的人通常都是可信的……社会开始分化成没人信任其伙伴的多个阵营。
这些对我们的现状有所启发吧？
你们这代人最重要的任务是界定美国和中国的国家利益，使其和谐共处。平静而又理性地看待日益崛起的中国，世界是能够与之和平相处的。我们成功地度过了冷战时期，也会顺利地度过21世纪，随着民主的不断推广，也许这将会是一个相对和平的时期。
关键术语
国内政治 国际关系 冷战 国家利益 大规模杀伤性武器 微观理论 权力平衡 集体安全 功能主义 第三方 条约 维和 国际维和部队 执行部队 交战规则 超国家 两极 多极 关税 配额 保护主义 全球化 外交政策 干预主义 孤立主义 单边主义 不干涉主义
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国内政治：国家范围内的互动。