American Quote by Michael Scheuer

You couldn't have done this without killing an Arab prince.

— Michael Scheuer

Were there peace and justice in the Middle East, the Arabs would no more need their tinhorn dictators than they would their corpulent princes.

— James Buchan

The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill.

— Stephen Kinzer

In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The Arab world had a big problem of frankly venal elites. That is why these revolutions happen, because people didn't think the opportunities were…

— Thomas Friedman

“Saudis of all sorts recent having to beg princes for favors to secure services that should be a public right”

— Karen Elliott House

The absence of Saddam is a huge weight off the Arab world.

— Paul Wolfowitz

A lot of Arabs have proven to themselves that there is an alternative to Bin Laden-ism if they want to do away with the…

— Irshad Manji

Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

— Jean de La Fontaine

For earthly princes lay aside their power when they rise up against God, and are unworthy to be reckoned among the number of mankind.…

— John Calvin

The Arab rulers are basically unpopular. They are supported by the United States against the wishes of their people. In all of this rather…

— Edward Said

That's part of the problem with these conflicts. We're not close enough to it. If we don't try to get really close to what…

— James Foley