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John Mearsheimer is a renowned international relations theorist and academic, born on December 14, 1947. He is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, specializing in international political theory, international security, and U.S. foreign policy. Mearsheimer is known for his contributions to realism in international relations, particularly his development of the 'neorealism' theory.

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“In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.”

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“The liberal tradition has its roots in the Enlightenment, that period in the eighteenth-century Europe when intellectuals and political leaders had a powerful sense that reason could be employed to make the world a better place.”

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Book:The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Source: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

“In an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant.”

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Book:The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)

Source: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)

“The German air offensives against British cities in World Wars I and II not only failed to coerce the United Kingdom to surrender, but Germany also lost both wars.”

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“The Soviet Union and its empire disappeared in large part because its smokestack economy could no longer keep up with the technological progress of the world's major economic powers.”

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Book:The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)

Source: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)

“When World War II started on September 1, 1939, the German army contained 3.74 million soldiers and 103 divisions.”

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Book:The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Source: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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Born: December 14, 1947
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