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" Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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" A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing to sacrifice resources for the sake of others' development. "

" Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences. "

" Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear. "

" You know who's messianic? Netanyahu, because he talks that way. And that's a very risky position. "

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" I would like to promote internal change in Iran - which is more likely if we don't fuse Iranian nationalism with Iranian fundamentalism. "

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" I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy. "

" American power worldwide is at its historic zenith. "

" Given the accelerating velocity of history, we should begin charting deliberately the next phase in its trajectory. "

" The congressional role in declaring war is especially important not when the United States is the victim of an attack, but when the United States is planning to wage war abroad. "

" The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. "

" It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses. "

" One-sided national economic triumphs cannot be achieved in the increasingly interwoven global economy without precipitating calamitous consequences for everyone. "

" War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities. "

" World War II and the ensuing Cold War compelled the United States to develop a sustained commitment to Western Europe and the Far East. "

" I do think America has made it quite clear that it is in the interest both of America and China to avoid situations in which they will be pushed toward a collision. "

" We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war. "

" Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president. "

" Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events. "

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" Sovereignty is a word that is used often but it has really no specific meaning. Sovereignty today is nominal. Any number of countries that are sovereign are sovereign only nominally and relatively. "

" The fact of the matter is the Arab elites are more inclined to accommodate our wishes because of certain overlapping interests that are often financial. That is not the case with the Arab masses. "

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" We all have the right to comment about each other. "

" You go to Paris, or you go to Portugal, you go to Poland, and you ask, 'Who are you people?' They'll tell you, we're Portuguese, we're Spanish, we're Polish. Who are the people that are really European? The people in Brussels, in the E.U. bureaucracy. Europe has not been able to move to the level of patriotic identification with the concept. "

" I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy. "

" Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East. "

" Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems. "

" The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel. "

" Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well. "

" The worsening of relations between a declining America and an internally troubled Mexico could even give rise to a particularly ominous phenomenon: the emergence, as a major issue in nationalistically aroused Mexican politics, of territorial claims justified by history and ignited by cross-border incidents. "

" We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would. "