Courage Quote by Hassan Rouhani

Political courage requires clarity.

— Joe Klein

A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Courage is indispensible because in politics not life but the world is at stake.

— Hannah Arendt

“When faced with a challenging or difficult situation, the best leaders most often respond with courage; less mature leaders, or nonleaders often choose another…

— Mark Miller

“Foreign policy is in danger of turning into a subdivision of domestic politics instead of an exercise in shaping the future. If the major…

— Henry Kissinger

“In our foreign policy as in our own national life we need less fanfare, less stagecraft and circumventing. We need to talk sense, to…

— David McCullough

the purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.

— Madeleine Albright

“Every leader must choose which they value more: courage or comfort.”

— Dale Partridge

One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it…

— Emile Chartier

Foreign policy always has more force and punch when the nation speaks with one voice. To remain secure, prosperous, and free, the United States…

— Lee H. Hamilton

“One of the hardest things about diplomacy is to put yourself into someone else's shoes without compromising your own principles.”

— Condoleezza Rice

The purpose of foreign policy is not to provide an outlet for our own sentiments of hope or indignation; it is to shape real…

— John F. Kennedy