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The mantra from the Obama State Department is 'smart power' - the not-so-new idea that all elements of national power should be utilized to…

— Ed Royce

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The only way really to influence countries, in terms of poverty, is to get them to change their policies and get them to understand…

— James Wolfensohn

I think we are paying a lot of attention to China one way or the other. They are a big factor in the world.…

— Lee Hsien Loong

Hillary Clinton is pretty much what we would call a foreign-policy realist, someone who thinks the purpose of American foreign policy should be to…

— Richard N. Haass

We're the generous country, we're the ones that open our doors to other countries, and in many cases we get taken advantage of because…

— Paul Ryan

The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and…

— Ellsworth Huntington

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity…

— Michael Mandelbaum

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian…

— Jim Costa

Many of us, whether in the jungles of Asia or on the streets of Chicago, had discovered that noble causes can lead to ignoble…

— Linda Grant

It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies and to intervene on behalf of the most desperate. The AIDS orphans…

— Condoleezza Rice

In Russia there is an emigration of intelligence: émigrés cross the frontier in order to read and to write good books. But in doing…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else…

— P. J. O'Rourke

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.

— Li Peng

Firstly, economic globalisation has brought prosperity and development to many countries, but also financial crises to Asia, Latin America and Russia, and increasing poverty…

— Anna Lindh