:: I wonder if Tom's question was intended to be read that way, i . e . " beautiful " in the eyes of men, or more broadly, as if beauty is some absolute concept, and equally valid from the perspective of men and other women?
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The key to security and survival of each state is power, not as an absolute concept, but rather in relations to that of other states, and balancing can often be used as a mechanism of gaining a greater share of power or decreasing the share of power possessed by another state.
