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  • Diplomat
  • born 1951
  • 119 quotes

Richard N. Haass, a diplomat (born 1951), is quoted 119 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Policy and Dissent.

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I did not believe in the Iraq war.

Dissent is as American as cherry pie.

We all have some basic obligation to one another.

Television was our chief tool in selling our policy.

Speaking truth to power is actually a form of loyalty.

Black markets exist any time there is a profit to be made.

Difficult choices, unlike red wine, rarely improve with age.

Trump's foreign policy is not so much immoral as it is amoral.

Terrorists continue to be outliers with limited appeal at best.

Globalisation thus implies that sovereignty...needs to become weaker.

Sovereignty must be redefined if states are to cope with globalisation.

Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.

Modern terrorism is too destructive to be tolerated, much less supported.

States would be wise to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves.

White House staff are meant to coordinate and set policy, not carry it out.

No country can succeed if it denies itself the talents of half of its people.

Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations.

Success in foreign policy, as in carpentry, requires the right tools for the job.

Terrorism is a decentralized phenomenon - in its funding, planning, and execution.

Dissent is difficult. It can constitute a real dilemma for the person who disagrees.

In a global world, what happens within one country can all too easily affect others.

The decision to attack Iraq in March 2003 was discretionary; it was a war of choice.

Not every threat to America's national interests can be addressed with military power.

Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace.

Homegrown terrorists are a real problem for even the most modern, democratic societies.

Foreign policy must be about priorities. The United States cannot do everything everywhere.

Vietnam was not a war of choice the United States had to fight. It was clearly not central.

America must reduce its fiscal deficit, modernize its infrastructure, and improve its schools.

Shockingly enough, what people say during campaigns is meant to increase the odds they get elected.

The vote in the United Kingdom in favor of leaving the E.U. attested to the loss of elite influence.

How can we pressure China on North Korea if China's one of the two largest holders of American debt?

Any time you use military force, you have got to have a clear purpose that military forces can achieve.

Paradigm shifts, particularly in diplomacy and security issues, are, by definition, major undertakings.

Good people cannot fully compensate for bad process, but they can mitigate some of its worst tendencies.

America's armed forces are an essential background to much of what the U.S. accomplishes internationally.

An open, market-oriented, and peaceful Iraq could also advance reform and growth across the entire region.

Indeed, in foreign policymaking, inconsistency is often a virtue. I speak not of principles but of policy.

It is important to signal that opposition to the use of any weapon of mass destruction is both deep and broad.

Americans, for their part, must accept that a strong Europe will not be content to simply do America's bidding.

The upper hand is with those who are pushing regime change rather than those who are advocating more diplomacy.

Some governments are prepared to give up elements of sovereignty to address the threat of global climate change.

You cannot be effective if those who work for you are not. So building their effectiveness ought to be a priority.

If you assume away most or all of the questions or difficulties, you can persuade yourself of just about anything.

There is no way to know for certain what accounts for North Korean decisionmaking, given how closed a country it is.

It is neither feasible nor desirable for Europe to establish itself as a geopolitical equal or competitor of the U.S.

History shows that societies where opportunity is safeguarded tend to be societies that are good international citizens.

Trade is the all-but-forgotten weapon in the battle against poverty, but it can provide more help to the poor than aid can.

Weapons of mass destruction - nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons - are just that, and no cause can excuse their use.

I believe in diplomacy; I don't believe in talking to... that talking to Iran somehow constitutes a concession or a favour.

Trump is the first post-World War II American president to view the burdens of world leadership as outweighing the benefits.

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