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“The more I puzzle over the great wars<\/a> of history<\/a>, the more I am inclined to the view that causes attributed to them – territory, markets<\/a>, resources, the defence<\/a> or perpetuation of great principles – were not the root causes<\/a> at all but rather explanations or excuses for certain unfathomable drives of human<\/a> nature. For lack of a clear<\/a> and precise understanding of exactly what these motives are, I refer to them as the ‘arrogance of power<\/a>‘ – as a psychological need that nations seem to have in order to prove that they are bigger, better, or stronger than other nations. Implicit in this drive is the assumption, even on the part of normally peaceful<\/a> nations, that force is the ultimate proof of superiority – that when a nation<\/a> shows that is has the stronger army, it is also proving that it has better people, better institutions<\/a>, better principles, and, in general, a better civilisation.”<\/p>\n aus: J. William Fulbright: The Arrogance of Power. London: Cape 1967 (Am.Orig.-Ausg.1966), S.5.<\/p>\n