My second epiphany came as an intern at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The man I worked for was consumed with what was going on in Bosnia. And the more I knew [about it] the more saddened I was.… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
The way governments treat their own citizens matters; it matters because it can have a direct impact on international peace and security - and on our respective national security interests. — 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
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
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
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
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights. — Samantha Power Copy Share
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
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
I was extremely close to my father, inseparable. Where we hung out most of the time was the pub. — Samantha Power Copy Share
President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security. — Samantha Power Copy Share
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
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
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
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
The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights. — Samantha Power Copy Share
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