These ponderings attempt to let themselves be appropriated by the event. (Beiträge zur Philosophie (Vom Ereignis), Martin Heidegger, 1936–38/1989)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_von_Clausewitz
War is the continuation of policy with other means.
意思是說,流氓出手打劫,是因為沒錢了,或快被窩裡反推翻了,或一口氣咽不下去了,其中沒錢是常見的理由,一口氣咽不下去則是 Narcissistic Rage 的表現,內亂則是轉移內部矛盾,