Burden Quote by Lloyd Austin

Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to…

— Malcolm Wallop

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and…

— Chuck Hagel

Alliances are part of our destiny as a nation, part of our future as a nation and this is what guides me in my…

— Angela Merkel

An alliance is like a chain. It is not made stronger by adding weak links to it. A great power like the United States…

— Walter Lippmann

Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners.

— Mark Esper

To ensure America's energy security and national security, we must examine our alliances and disentangle from those who remain willing to work with our…

— John E. James

Is such an alliance helpful to us in this day and age? Are we creating a cold war in order to justify NATO?

— Jill Stein

“Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But”

— Timothy Zahn

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.

— Chuck Hagel

No person can be more deeply sensible than myself of the danger of entangling alliances with any foreign nation. That we should avoid such…

— James K. Polk

The NATO alliance is not just a transactional relationship, once again. That alliance serves our interests. That alliance has been critical to keeping security…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

Military alliances are built on trust and reciprocity.

— Michael Waltz