It used to be the case that if my tribe was more powerful than their tribe, I was safe; if my country was more powerful than their country, I was safe; my alliance, like NATO, was more powerful than their alliance, I was safe.
Costumava acontecer que, se a minha tribo era mais poderosa do que a deles, eu estava seguro, se o meu país era mais poderoso, eu estava seguro; se a minha aliança, como a NATO, era mais poderosa do que a deles,