Comments on: Rice: U.S. is still ?very well-regarded? in terms of ?popularity.? http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/12/10/rice-us-is-still-very-well-regarded-in-terms-of-popularity/ A Hollywood Tradition Since 2004 Thu, 24 May 2012 23:47:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: section9 http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/12/10/rice-us-is-still-very-well-regarded-in-terms-of-popularity/#comment-185944 section9 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:59:08 +0000 http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/12/10/rice-us-is-still-very-well-regarded-in-terms-of-popularity/#comment-185944 What Rice understood, and what Obama will find out to his sorrow, is that Machiavelli's oldest rule still holds out: it is always better to be feared than loved. We are still admired and respected in India, less so in China. The Europeans have their own issues, but to be blunt, they don't count anymore, and haven't for some time. What Rice understood, and what Obama will find out to his sorrow, is that Machiavelli’s oldest rule still holds out: it is always better to be feared than loved. We are still admired and respected in India, less so in China.

The Europeans have their own issues, but to be blunt, they don’t count anymore, and haven’t for some time.

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