"The United States is a very insular society. Most people know very little about the outside world and don't care that much. They're concerned with their own affairs."

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If some small storekeeper somewhere decides he's not going to pay the money, the Godfather doesn't let him get away with it. The money doesn't mean anything to him, but he sends in his goons to beat him to a pulp. You have to establish credibility, otherwise conformity to your orders will tend to erode. International affairs runs in much the same way.

— Noam Chomsky