#all nations

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations. ↗

— Chuck Hagel

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#constraint #democracy #expand #expansion #freedom

All nations are more tolerant of their own mistakes and weaknesses than of the mistakes and weaknesses of others. ↗

— Arthur Hays Sulzberger

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#mistakes #more #nations #others #own