National Interest Quotes

49 National Interest quotes by 45 unique authors

If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news… — Jimmy Breslin
I believe something very deeply. That Britain's national interest is best served in a flexible, adaptable and open European Union and that such a European… — David Cameron
Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause,… — Douglas MacArthur
Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest. — Thomas Sowell
I believe it is in the national interest that government stand side-by-side with people of faith who work to change lives for the better. I… — George W. Bush
There exists a shadowy Government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas… — Daniel Inouye
They [American forces] are there as an expression of the American national interest to prevent the Iranian combination of imperialism and fundamentalist ideology from dominating… — Henry A. Kissinger
Governments do not necessarily act in the national interest, especially when making detailed microeconomic interventions. Instead, they are influenced by interest group pressures. The kinds… — Paul Krugman
In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global warming, these things,… — Dalai Lama
For the United States, supporting international development is more than just an expression of our compassion. It is a vital investment in the free, prosperous,… — Condoleezza Rice
I'm oftentimes asked, What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It means a lot.… — George W. Bush
It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest. — Barbara Jordan
As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a… — Peter Singer
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the… — Herbert Croly
Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure… — Richard V. Allen
The problem we have had on the budget all along is a lack of adult supervision on the part of the White House. You can't… — Bruce Bartlett
I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with… — William Weld
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions of… — Hans Morgenthau
The U.S. should never get involved where we have no clear national interest. We should not intervene militarily in a country like Syria, where we… — Rand Paul
I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a… — Winston Churchill
Look, I don't mind if the President sends a budget which he knows is not going to achieve anything. But when he prefaces his remarks… — Charles Krauthammer
The United States-Israeli relationship is based on the broadest conception of American national interest in which our two nations are bound forever together by common… — Colin Powell
A wartime Minister of Information is compelled, in the national interest, to such continuous acts of duplicity that even his natural hair must grow to… — Claud Cockburn
I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest. — Larry Speakes
For the past 15 years or so, British governments have tried to persuade the rest of us that the best judges of the national interest… — Neal Ascherson

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