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# Ben Rhodes

 **94** quotes in **312** categories

Ben Rhodes reflects on how the United States turned a violent past with Japan into a lasting friendship. He notes that policies like the Cuba stance can block progress and cause global tension. He also compares political slogans to historic nostalgia and describes chaotic moments such as the Benghazi attack.

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##  Quotes by Ben Rhodes

> [Cuba has long played an outsized role in the world's imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/cuba-has-long-played-an-outsized-role-in-the-world-s-imagination/)

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[Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cuba/)

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> [I never set out to work in the White House.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/i-never-set-out-to-work-in-the-white-house/)

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> [The U.S.-Israel relationship is so important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-u-s-israel-relationship-is-so-important/)

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> [I don't know anymore where I begin and Obama ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/i-don-t-know-anymore-where-i-begin-and-obama-ends/)

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> [Increased remittances to Cuba from the United States has helped Cuban families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/increased-remittances-to-cuba-from-the-united-states-has-helped-cuban/)

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[Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cuba/)

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> [The world order and American actions in the world have deep wiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-world-order-and-american-actions-in-the-world-have-deep-wiring/)

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> [We want a rules-based order in Asia-Pacific like we have had in the Atlantic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/we-want-a-rules-based-order-in-asia-pacific-like-we-have-had-in-the/)

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[Asia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/)

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> [I had originally been looking at writing, including fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/i-had-originally-been-looking-at-writing-including-fiction/)

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> [Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida, but for a long time, the distance between our two countries seemed a lot greater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/cuba-is-only-90-miles-from-florida-but-for-a-long-time-the-distance/)

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[Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cuba/)

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> [Laos is a deeply Buddhist country, and my visit included a traditional Tak Bat ceremony, in which you get up at sunrise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/laos-is-a-deeply-buddhist-country-and-my-visit-included-a-traditional/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [America's trade policy has an enormous impact on the economic well-being of the American people and the strategic interests of the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/america-s-trade-policy-has-an-enormous-impact-on-the-economic-well/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [I had the Secret Service actually patrolling my block at some point. I didn't sign up for that. I went to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/i-had-the-secret-service-actually-patrolling-my-block-at-some-point-i/)

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> [One of the most depressing things about President Donald Trump's decision to roll back elements of the Cuba opening is how predictable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/one-of-the-most-depressing-things-about-president-donald-trump-s/)

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> [In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public. You never know which of them end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/in-the-course-of-a-presidency-a-u-s-president-says-millions-of-words/)

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> [As people who know me know, probably to a fault, I am usually not without thoughts and words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/as-people-who-know-me-know-probably-to-a-fault-i-am-usually-not/)

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> [The Benghazi attack was one of the more confusing, chaotic days that we had at work because you had these multiple violent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-benghazi-attack-was-one-of-the-more-confusing-chaotic-days-that/)

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[Benghazi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benghazi/)

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> [For many Americans, 'Vietnam' is a word associated with war and the extraordinarily complex history between our countries. But since normalization began,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/for-many-americans-vietnam-is-a-word-associated-with-war-and-the/)

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> [With the 5-to-4 decision upholding Trump's Muslim ban, arbitrary discrimination is now formal U.S. policy, celebrated by a president who campaigned on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/with-the-5-to-4-decision-upholding-trump-s-muslim-ban-arbitrary/)

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> [The fact of the matter is the West Wing never gets fully renovated because nobody wants to vacate it. And so you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-fact-of-the-matter-is-the-west-wing-never-gets-fully-renovated/)

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> [While President Obama raised the hopes of Americans and Cubans alike with a forward-looking opening in diplomatic, commercial and people-to-people ties, President…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/while-president-obama-raised-the-hopes-of-americans-and-cubans-alike/)

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> [One of the things you learn in government is there's a long tail to American decision-making when it comes to foreign policy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/one-of-the-things-you-learn-in-government-is-there-s-a-long-tail-to/)

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> [I think one of the critiques of me is that I thought I knew it all. But I was learning from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/i-think-one-of-the-critiques-of-me-is-that-i-thought-i-knew-it-all/)

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> [President Obama started in public life not as an elected official but as a community organizer. He worked with churches and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/president-obama-started-in-public-life-not-as-an-elected-official-but/)

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> [Following one of the most violent conflicts in human history, the United States and Japan built a deep and abiding friendship -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/following-one-of-the-most-violent-conflicts-in-human-history-the/)

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> [We don't have to kind of be in cycles of conflict if we can find other ways to resolve these issues. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/we-don-t-have-to-kind-of-be-in-cycles-of-conflict-if-we-can-find/)

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> [A critical part of our relationship with Laos involves addressing the legacy of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/a-critical-part-of-our-relationship-with-laos-involves-addressing-the/)

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> [Laos is the ghost of American military interventions past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/laos-is-the-ghost-of-american-military-interventions-past/)

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> [Anthony Bourdain was the one who hooked me on Laos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/anthony-bourdain-was-the-one-who-hooked-me-on-laos/)

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> [Havana is a source of great pride to the Cuban people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/havana-is-a-source-of-great-pride-to-the-cuban-people/)

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[Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cuba/)

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> [The only place in the world where, I think, leaders have preferred Trump are in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia and Israel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-only-place-in-the-world-where-i-think-leaders-have-preferred/)

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> [There are a very limited number of people in senior roles at the White House, and time is their most precious asset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/there-are-a-very-limited-number-of-people-in-senior-roles-at-the/)

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> [Mandela was a guy who didn't come in and just eviscerate the existing institutions. He sought to co-opt them. He brought white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/mandela-was-a-guy-who-didn-t-come-in-and-just-eviscerate-the-existing/)

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> [The TPP will be good for the American economy, the Vietnamese economy, and the labor and environmental standards that make life better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-tpp-will-be-good-for-the-american-economy-the-vietnamese-economy/)

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> [The complete lack of governance in huge swaths of the Middle East - that is the project of the American establishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-complete-lack-of-governance-in-huge-swaths-of-the-middle-east/)

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> [For more than fifty years, our policy towards Cuba was not making life better for Cubans. In many ways, it was making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/for-more-than-fifty-years-our-policy-towards-cuba-was-not-making-life/)

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> [Where civil society is welcomed, communities are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/where-civil-society-is-welcomed-communities-are-more-safe-more-secure/)

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> [Where civil society thrives, governments operate with more transparency and accountability. This creates a tangible impact on the lives of everyday citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/where-civil-society-thrives-governments-operate-with-more/)

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> [What I do miss is foreign travel, because there really is no substitute for showing up somewhere and representing the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/what-i-do-miss-is-foreign-travel-because-there-really-is-no/)

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> [The Catholic Church played an integral role in supporting the opening between the U.S. and Cuban governments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/the-catholic-church-played-an-integral-role-in-supporting-the-opening/)

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> [It was wrenching to read about the brutality of Assad every morning, to see images of family homes reduced to rubble. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/it-was-wrenching-to-read-about-the-brutality-of-assad-every-morning/)

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[Brutality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brutality/)

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## Ben Rhodes by topic

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