who said balance of power is basic principle of international relations
Balance of power (international relations) The principle involved in preserving the balance of power as a conscious goal of foreign policy, as David Hume pointed out in his Essay on the Balance of Power, is as old as history, and was used by Greeks such as Thucydides both as political theorists and as practical statesmen.[6]
Everybody Wants to Rule the World The concept is quite serious â€“ it's about everybody wanting power, about warfare and the misery it causes.