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Nonetheless, there was disagreement over whether the outcome had any enduring significance. Many shared the view of Columbia University Political Scientist Hans Morgenthau that "it is the result of the policies pursued by the present Administration and the one that preceded it." On the other hand, Theodore H. White, author of The Making of the President series, argued: "The pattern of the '60s, which was interrupted by the Nixon White House, seems to have reasserted itself with vigor. The Democratic Party may have resumed its movement. It will take four or five years to see whether it's real...
Expenditures for such developments alarm critics like University of Chicago Professor Hans Morgenthau, who voices concern about overkill: "If a country has the ability to destroy its enemy ten times over but the enemy has only the capacity to destroy that country five times over, it does not make that country superior to its enemy...
After spending one whole week trying to figure out exactly how Hans J. Morgenthau's balance of power system fits into the scheme of international relations, I finally realized that his theories are totally irrelevant to today's political scene...
However, after several more days of thinking about why I purchased Morgenthau's elaborate collection of hardbound theories, it occurred to me that his theories don't really concern nations at all. Instead, Morgenthau has written probably the most systematic and enlightening book about pro sports since Lou Gehrig, Boy of the Sandlots...
...course these are just a few examples of the limitless applications of the balance of power to pro sports. With new pro alliances emerging every day, including the powerful tennis and track leagues, there is no sign yet of an end to sports world applications of Morgenthau's balance-of-power theories...