Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
National Interest Quotes
Global EngagementNational Interest The idea that putting Americans 'first' requires a withdrawal from the world is simply wrongheaded because a retreat would achieve exactly the opposite for our citizens.
AffectionDutyHatredNational InterestSlavery The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to it animosity or two its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
Foreign PolicyLeadershipLessons LearnedNational InterestNon-Intervention We also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That's not leadership; that's a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It's the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq - and we should have learned it by now.


