Diplomacy has been exhausted .. Continued instability in the Balkans threatens important U.S. national interests,. — Tom Daschle Copy Share Image
Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
I believe a strong NATO has been the bulwark of our defence in Europe. Obviously that's important in the UK national interest… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
We want people to come into our country, but they have to come into our country legally and properly vetted, and in… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good. — Joel Bakan Copy Share Image
I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with… — Viktor Yanukovych Copy Share Image
Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon some particular principle in which… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Only a war that serves no conceivable national interest gets the New York Time's endorsement. Liberals warm to the idea of American… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I'm oftentimes asked, What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Well, Australians should speak for the national interests of Australia, and whatever role former Australian prime ministers may have, one of the… — Paul Keating Copy Share Image
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the… — Hans Morgenthau Copy Share Image
I think that the president of Iran has the authority wherever which - where - wherever the national interests of the country… — Hassan Rouhani Copy Share Image
What America first means is we put the national interests of the United States and the well-being of our own country and… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
Protestantism as such is a better defender of the interests of Germanism, in so far as this is grounded in its genesis… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Governments do not necessarily act in the national interest, especially when making detailed microeconomic interventions. Instead, they are influenced by interest group… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Self-interest and mutual interest are inextricably linked. National interests can best be advanced through collective action, ... Calculate not just the human… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
If I were a German today, I would be proud, proud but also worried. I would be proud of the magnificent achievement… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be… — Mort Kondracke Copy Share Image
In the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, as in so many later conflicts, British women seem to have been no more… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Another longstanding foreign policy flaw is the degree to which special interests dictate the way in which the "national interest" as a… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
We negotiated the construction of a gas pipeline system along the bottom of the Black Sea to Bulgaria. We signed certain treaties… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Donald Trump, like most Americans, like most Republicans, believe in protecting America's core national interests. He believes as do I, as do… — Tom Cotton Copy Share Image
The reputation of those countries which cater to the foreign policy interests of other states at the expense of their own national… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well. — Andrew Mitchell Copy Share Image
The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties… — John Allen Fraser Copy Share Image
when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office;… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability. — Li Peng Copy Share Image
I don't believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest. Surely we Republicans aren't… — Margaret Chase Smith Copy Share Image
It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Going to war is a serious matter. And it should be done very carefully and deliberately with clear national interests at stake… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
I'm confident that America's foreign policy rebalance to the region will endure beyond my presidency because it's in the national interest of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The limitations imposed by democratic political practices makes it difficult to conduct our foreign affairs in the national interest. — Dean Acheson Copy Share Image
I am proposing a new foreign policy focused on advancing America's core national interests - so important - promoting regional stability, and… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I'm not against free trade but I'm against free trade deals that are negotiated badly, that actually compromise jobs, manufacturing jobs, compromise… — Nick Xenophon Copy Share Image
Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
The national interest is predetermined by geopolitics or the history of a country. Important political leaders never just followed their interests -… — Joseph Nye Copy Share Image