"For lack of a clear and precise understanding of exactly what these motives are, I refer to them as the 'arrogance of power'—as a psychological need that nations seem to have to prove that they are bigger, better, or stronger than other nations."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Congress #narcissism #megalomania #InternationalRelations #Fulbright
/20

"The more I puzzle over the great wars of history, the more I am inclined to the view that the causes attributed to them—territory, markets, resources, the defense or perpetuation of great principles—were not the root causes at all, but rather explanations or excuses for certain unfathomable drives of human nature."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Congress #narcissism #megalomania #InternationalRelations #Fulbright
/19

As commentary on who Trump is and what he's doing, Elliot Kirschner points to Sen. J. William Fulbright and his analysis of the arrogance of power:

Fulbright stated the following at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins in 1966:

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Congress #narcissism #megalomania #InternationalRelations #Fulbright
/18

https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/the-arrogance-of-power

"For lack of a clear and precise understanding of exactly what these motives are, I refer to them as the 'arrogance of power'—as a psychological need that nations seem to have to prove that they are bigger, better, or stronger than other nations."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Congress #narcissism #megalomania #InternationalRelations #Fulbright
/20

"The more I puzzle over the great wars of history, the more I am inclined to the view that the causes attributed to them—territory, markets, resources, the defense or perpetuation of great principles—were not the root causes at all, but rather explanations or excuses for certain unfathomable drives of human nature."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Congress #narcissism #megalomania #InternationalRelations #Fulbright
/19

As commentary on who Trump is and what he's doing, Elliot Kirschner points to Sen. J. William Fulbright and his analysis of the arrogance of power:

Fulbright stated the following at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins in 1966:

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Congress #narcissism #megalomania #InternationalRelations #Fulbright
/18

https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/the-arrogance-of-power