--- title: "26 United Quotes By Stephen Kinzer" description: "26 United quotes by Stephen Kinzer. Plus more from Stephen Kinzer and more United sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/stephen-kinzer-2514_altering_the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-lat_539127.jpg" --- > [The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-latin-american-countries-deeply/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/stephen-kinzer-2514_altering_the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-lat_539127.jpg) > [The United States has dealt with the Middle East and surrounding regions for many decades in the context of the Cold War.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-united-states-has-dealt-with-the-middle-east-and-surrounding/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/stephen-kinzer-2514_cold_the-united-states-has-dealt-with-the-mid_1785379.jpg) > [The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-difficulty-that-many-foreign-authors-face-in-having-their-works/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/stephen-kinzer-2514_authors_the-difficulty-that-many-foreign-authors_733152.jpg) > [Any country that grants asylum to Snowden risks retaliation from the United States, including diplomatic isolation and costly trade sanctions. Several don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/any-country-that-grants-asylum-to-snowden-risks-retaliation-from-the/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/stephen-kinzer-2514_any_any-country-that-grants-asylum-to-snowde_99101.jpg) > [Conflict with the United States is one of the overwhelming facts of Latin American history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/conflict-with-the-united-states-is-one-of-the-overwhelming-facts-of/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/stephen-kinzer-2514_american_conflict-with-the-united-states-is-one-o_2137868.jpg) > [With the exception of China, and perhaps Turkey, no country in the world matters as much to the United States as Mexico.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/with-the-exception-of-china-and-perhaps-turkey-no-country-in-the/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/stephen-kinzer-2514_china_with-the-exception-of-china-and-perhaps_3200479.jpg) > [Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/turkey-can-be-a-bridge-to-regimes-and-actions-the-united-states-can-t/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/stephen-kinzer-2514_actions_turkey-can-be-a-bridge-to-regimes-and-ac_1945710.jpg) > [Israel deserves special treatment from the United States, both for historical reasons and because there can be no regional peace without a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/israel-deserves-special-treatment-from-the-united-states-both-for/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/stephen-kinzer-2514_because_israel-deserves-special-treatment-from-t_2870806.jpg) > [A few of the world's most famous non-American novelists have large followings in the United States, among them Gabriel Garcia Marquez and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/a-few-of-the-world-s-most-famous-non-american-novelists-have-large/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4f/stephen-kinzer-2514_among_a-few-of-the-world-s-most-famous-non-ame_2667902.jpg) > [Honduras is strongly anti-Communist, maintains no diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and has provided vital support for United States-backed rebels fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/honduras-is-strongly-anti-communist-maintains-no-diplomatic-relations/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/stephen-kinzer-2514_diplomatic_honduras-is-strongly-anti-communist-main_88926.jpg) > [During the 1990s the United States sought to impose the 'Washington Consensus' on Latin American governments. It embodied what Latin Americans call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/during-the-1990s-the-united-states-sought-to-impose-the-washington/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/stephen-kinzer-2514_american_during-the-1990s-the-united-states-sough_887417.jpg) > [The United States is holding hundreds of suspected terrorists in prisons at Guantanamo and elsewhere. Many are locked up indefinitely. They have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-united-states-is-holding-hundreds-of-suspected-terrorists-in/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/stephen-kinzer-2514_any_the-united-states-is-holding-hundreds-of_2627211.jpg) > [Many Afghan intellectuals in the United States believe that their country is best kept together. They are encouraged by the fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/many-afghan-intellectuals-in-the-united-states-believe-that-their/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/stephen-kinzer-2514_afghan_many-afghan-intellectuals-in-the-united_1293384.jpg) > [Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/most-pakistani-politics-is-conducted-within-a-narrow-spectrum/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/stephen-kinzer-2514_afghanistan_most-pakistani-politics-is-conducted-wit_1800782.jpg) > [The United States is now harbouring Luis Posada Carriles. His continued freedom mocks victims of terrorism everywhere. It also shows how heavily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-united-states-is-now-harbouring-luis-posada-carriles-his/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/stephen-kinzer-2514_also_the-united-states-is-now-harbouring-luis_1150164.jpg) > [There is very little hope that the United States or anyone else can do much to stabilize Iraq, Libya, Syria or Egypt.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/there-is-very-little-hope-that-the-united-states-or-anyone-else-can/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/stephen-kinzer-2514_anyone_there-is-very-little-hope-that-the-unite_3140418.jpg) > [Throughout the twentieth century and into the beginning of the twenty-first, the United States repeatedly used its military power, and that of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/throughout-the-twentieth-century-and-into-the-beginning-of-the-twenty/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/stephen-kinzer-2514_around-the-world_throughout-the-twentieth-century-and-int_353051.jpg) > [I don't have any problem with the United States acting on behalf of its own interests. That's what big powers do; that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/i-don-t-have-any-problem-with-the-united-states-acting-on-behalf-of/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/stephen-kinzer-2514_acting_i-don-t-have-any-problem-with-the-united_2430322.jpg) > [As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/as-the-united-states-shapes-and-carries-out-its-policies-toward/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/stephen-kinzer-2514_carries_as-the-united-states-shapes-and-carries_475715.jpg) > [The long-term strategic goals of Iran and the long-term strategic goals of Turkey are close to the long-term strategic goals of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-long-term-strategic-goals-of-iran-and-the-long-term-strategic/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/stephen-kinzer-2514_close_the-long-term-strategic-goals-of-iran-an_837495.jpg) > [What the United States wanted in Guatemala - and in Iran, where the C.I.A. also deposed a government in the early 1950s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/what-the-united-states-wanted-in-guatemala-and-in-iran-where-the-c-i/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/stephen-kinzer-2514_also_what-the-united-states-wanted-in-guatema_2456493.jpg) > [After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/after-installing-friendly-leaders-in-iran-and-guatemala-the-united/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/stephen-kinzer-2514_after_after-installing-friendly-leaders-in-ira_2860301.jpg) > [No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/no-step-the-united-states-could-take-anywhere-in-the-world-would/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/stephen-kinzer-2514_anywhere_no-step-the-united-states-could-take-any_2807393.jpg) > [Allowing a friend to careen toward self destruction is not friendship. That is a habit the United States needs to break as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/allowing-a-friend-to-careen-toward-self-destruction-is-not-friendship/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/stephen-kinzer-2514_allowing_allowing-a-friend-to-careen-toward-self_1501551.jpg) > [American strategic doctrine suggests that Mexico is of second-level importance to the United States. It ranks below Japan and Indonesia, Brazil and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/american-strategic-doctrine-suggests-that-mexico-is-of-second-level/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/stephen-kinzer-2514_american_american-strategic-doctrine-suggests-tha_2214781.jpg) > [It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/it-is-truly-vital-for-the-united-states-to-assure-that-it-is-not/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/stephen-kinzer-2514_access_it-is-truly-vital-for-the-united-states_18240.jpg) ## Other authors on United ## More by Stephen Kinzer > [It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/it-is-truly-vital-for-the-united-states-to-assure-that-it-is-not/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Because Iran understands Afghanistan far better than Americans do, making Iran a partner in a long-term effort to transform Afghan agriculture makes sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/because-iran-understands-afghanistan-far-better-than-americans-do/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Land ownership in Guatemala is more unequal than anywhere else in Latin America. Roughly 90 percent of Guatemalan farms are too small to support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/land-ownership-in-guatemala-is-more-unequal-than-anywhere-else-in/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Honduras is strongly anti-Communist, maintains no diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and has provided vital support for United States-backed rebels fighting to overthrow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/honduras-is-strongly-anti-communist-maintains-no-diplomatic-relations/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Any country that grants asylum to Snowden risks retaliation from the United States, including diplomatic isolation and costly trade sanctions. Several don't seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/any-country-that-grants-asylum-to-snowden-risks-retaliation-from-the/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Mayors of New York are almost automatically national figures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/mayors-of-new-york-are-almost-automatically-national-figures/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Human Rights Watch wants Rwandans to be able to speak freely about their ethnic hatreds, and to allow political parties connected with the defeated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/human-rights-watch-wants-rwandans-to-be-able-to-speak-freely-about/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [“Acheson immediately understood the urgency of this message. He summoned Ambassador Franks and told him that the United States resolutely opposed “the use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/acheson-immediately-understood-the-urgency-of-this-message-he/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [During the 1980s, international interest in the Nicaraguan war was intense. No conflict since the Spanish civil war had provoked such passion around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/during-the-1980s-international-interest-in-the-nicaraguan-war-was/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [As long as Iran believes that its security will be increased by having a nuclear program, it's going to pursue its program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/as-long-as-iran-believes-that-its-security-will-be-increased-by/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/countries-that-control-water-are-likely-to-be-the-big-winners-of-the/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [“It is a great tool of dictators and tyrants, who want to get masses of people to do what they want, to make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/it-is-a-great-tool-of-dictators-and-tyrants-who-want-to-get-masses-of/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [No offense to Iceland, but Latin America is where the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden should settle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/no-offense-to-iceland-but-latin-america-is-where-the-fugitive-leaker/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Castro has lived almost his entire life as a clandestine revolutionary. To such figures, truth is always malleable, always subservient to political goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/castro-has-lived-almost-his-entire-life-as-a-clandestine/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Latin America moved decisively away from military rule and toward civilian democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/during-the-late-1970s-and-early-1980s-latin-america-moved-decisively/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/united/stephen-kinzer/#itemlist", "name": "26 United Quotes By Stephen Kinzer", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that would throw thousands out of work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Kinzer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-latin-american-countries-deeply/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/stephen-kinzer-2514_altering_the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-lat_539127.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/stephen-kinzer-2514_altering_the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-lat_539127.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/stephen-kinzer-2514_altering_the-united-states-has-means-to-wound-lat_539127.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to…” — Stephen Kinzer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The United States has dealt with the Middle East and surrounding regions for many decades in the context of the Cold War.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Kinzer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-united-states-has-dealt-with-the-middle-east-and-surrounding/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/stephen-kinzer-2514_cold_the-united-states-has-dealt-with-the-mid_1785379.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/stephen-kinzer-2514_cold_the-united-states-has-dealt-with-the-mid_1785379.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/stephen-kinzer-2514_cold_the-united-states-has-dealt-with-the-mid_1785379.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The United States has dealt with the Middle East and surrounding regions for many decades in the context of…” — Stephen Kinzer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Kinzer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-difficulty-that-many-foreign-authors-face-in-having-their-works/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/stephen-kinzer-2514_authors_the-difficulty-that-many-foreign-authors_733152.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/stephen-kinzer-2514_authors_the-difficulty-that-many-foreign-authors_733152.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/stephen-kinzer-2514_authors_the-difficulty-that-many-foreign-authors_733152.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far…” — Stephen Kinzer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Any country that grants asylum to Snowden risks retaliation from the United States, including diplomatic isolation and costly trade sanctions. 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