When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American approach earlier than many of his colleagues. Yet in public, he continued to defend the war. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
There are something like 300 anti-genocide chapters on college campuses around the country. It's bigger than the anti-apartheid movement. There are something like 500… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
Virtually all of Darfur's six million residents are Muslim, and, because of decades of intermarriage, almost everyone has dark skin and African features. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
There is a fair amount of competition, obviously, with ISIL and the terrorist networks around the world, China also posing a different kind of… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
All we talk about is 'Islamic terrorism.' If the two words are associated for long enough it's obviously going to have an effect on… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
Initially, I tried to become an aid worker and someone who could help people, but I was unsuccessful in convincing anyone that I could… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
I tell young people: If you make a job choice on the basis of something other than your nose or your gut, it's unlikely… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
I was extremely close to my father, inseparable. Where we hung out most of the time was the pub. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
I have only so many foreign-language neurons. When I learned Spanish, that displaced whatever Irish was left, and then I learned German, and that… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
In many college classes, laptops depict split screens - notes from a class, and then a range of parallel stimulants: NBA playoff statistics on… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
America needs a sensible, sustainable Iran policy that can meet U.S. security and economic interests, command international support and withstand the shifting Middle Eastern… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights. — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
