America Quote by Joseph Nye

I have respect for leaders who defend the interests of their countries. Angela Merkel policies are positive for Germany, but they are unfortunately harmful…

— Marine Le Pen

Let's remember that the reason we are there is that we have vital interests in Afghanistan, hugely important national interests, as do the other…

— David Petraeus

In relations between the states ... the interests of the country should be correlated with the interests of other countries, and compromise is to…

— Vladimir Putin

I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.

— Saad Hariri

Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded…

— Patrick Leahy

For decades, our differences with Iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. Ultimately, that did not advance America's interests.

— Barack Obama

America interests me above all because it is so filled with contradictions, interesting contradictions, which change constantly. Even if you've decided that you don't…

— Sergio Leone

Donald Trump recognizes that a good leader is going to protect America's interests by making sure that we have a relationship with Russia: that…

— Sean Spicer

For America, our interests are our values, and our values are our interests.

— John McCain

The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's…

— Breyten Breytenbach

We in the United States are very often - since we are a democracy and we have national interests, we've often made the mistake…

— George Soros

Everything I did as secretary of state was in furtherance of America's interests and our values.

— Hillary Clinton