It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.
The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.
The Soviet Union did not achieve victory over the West so was my information...
It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.