Foreign Quotes

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MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment… — Ambrose Bierce
Never in these long years have we offered any other prayer but this: Lord, grant to our people peace at home, and grant and preserve… — Adolf Hitler
Passion is not a quality that is foreign to you. It is not a characteristic that some people are born with and some must do… — Barbara De Angelis
American strategic [nuclear] forces do not exist solely for the purpose of deterring a Soviet nuclear threat or attack against the U.S. itself. Instead, they… — Colin S. Gray
The phase of the usury system which we are trying to analyze is more or less Patterson's perception that the Bank of England could have… — Ezra Pound
The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations to have as little political connection as… — George Washington
I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office and foreign policy matters with war on my mind. — George W. Bush
Bill Clinton's foreign policy experience stems mainly from having breakfast at the International House of Pancakes. — Pat Buchanan
It is fundamental that the great powers of Congress to conduct war and to regulate the Nation's foreign relations are subject to the constitutional requirements… — Arthur Goldberg
For the power given to Congress by the Constitution does not extend to the internal regulation of the commerce of a State (that is to… — Thomas Jefferson
A foreign ideology cannot be introduced into Chechnya - were it through an Arab or al-Qaeda. Our experience is rich and long enough for us… — Aslan Maskhadov
A nation with a goofy foreign policy needs a very serious policy of defense. — P.J. O'Rourke
I believe that the BBC, in spite of the stupidity of its foreign propaganda and the unbearable voices of its announcers, is very truthful. It… — George Orwell
An honorable man would never abandon his friend in time of need, especially if they were in a foreign country. Why? For fear of acting… — Vincent de Paul
Singaporeans, if I can chose an analogy, we are the hard disk of a computer, the foreign talent are the megabytes you add to your… — Lee Kuan Yew
You deny that man is really so prejudiced as I suppose him; talk to him then of some foreign country, ask him what religion he… — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Learning astrology is like learning any foreign language. You already have the ideas, concepts, and experiences of your life within you; you are just learning… — Barbara Goldsmith
So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants. — Robert Muller
Being a patriot doesnâ€™t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to… — Edward Snowden
This wholesale invasion of Americansâ€™ and foreign citizensâ€™ privacy does not contribute to our security; it puts in danger the very liberties weâ€™re trying to… — Daniel Ellsberg

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