Foreign policy Quote by William Hague Download Open image “I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.” — William Hague ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Foreign policy Idealism Policy Realism
Realism is important in foreign policy. You have to be realistic about what you can achieve, and about the pitfalls, and problems along the… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
Realism in foreign policy is made up of a clear set of values, since difficult foreign policy decisions are often decided with the narrowest… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Realism in foreign policy means careful consideration of all aspects pertinent to the issue, before taking a decision. This is the only way you… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
The idea of foreign policy realism, I think, fits more neatly with President Trump. And with John McCain, the neoconservative label of let's make… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Realism as a foreign policy doctrine means basically you don't care about values; you consider them a luxury, and it leads to a kind… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could be summed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. — Claude McKay Copy Share Image
It is foolish to view realism and idealism as incompatible or to consider our power and wealth as encumbered by the demands of justice,… — John McCain Copy Share Image
When we said that no more areas of power should go to the EU we were right. And now thanks to the European Union… — William Hague Copy Share Image
You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran. — William Hague Copy Share Image
When you reduce taxes on higher earners it's vital to be reducing them on lower earning people as well so the nation shares in… — William Hague Copy Share Image
It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society. — William Hague Copy Share Image
Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping. — William Hague Copy Share Image
Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on. — William Hague Copy Share Image
Britain should take pride in a foreign policy that reflects her values and responsibilities - but it must be grounded in the tangible interests… — Dominic Raab Copy Share Image
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[Putin] is a bully. And bullies only understand when we punch them in the nose, but we need to do that economically. — Kelly Ayotte Copy Share Image
The people and the warmakers are two distinct groups. We must never say 'we' when discussing the US government's foreign policy. For one thing,… — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
The next president needs to know foreign policy and not learn it on the job. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
[A]n Obama presidency would be an amusing approximation of the Carter administration, complete with vaporous moralizing and foreign policy bungling. — Emmett Tyrrell Copy Share Image
From a German point of view, German-American and European-American relations are a pillar of our foreign policy. — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Trump's biggest success in his first term has been his foreign policy agenda. — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
I don't just denounce suicide bombers. I denounce those governments which use indiscriminate slaughter to advance their foreign policy. — Ken Livingstone Copy Share Image
The Hillary Clinton foreign policy has cost America thousands of lives and trillions and trillions of dollars, and unleashed ISIS across the world. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image