W-49

Behavior of Low and High Tides has same characteristics as that of mankind. In order to understand what causes the tides one needs to look beyond the sea. Or the earth. Power of the moon to pull or slosh the sea around in turn depends on something else. Why one nation takes a higher ground or falls back leaving room for another doesn’t arise solely from the nations themselves. For the same reason the concept of superpowers holds something unpleasant and evil. It means rule of the might: such a rule shortchanges principles of equity and justice for furthering interest of a particular group or nation over others. It cannot hope to last forever.
benny