Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I struggled with being in the public eye, losing my anonymity when my star rose quickly in the late 90's. But I need the challenge of showing up and getting up there to spill my guts and connect with my loyal folks. ”

I introduced myself to then-Lieutenant General Petraeus and told him about my research interests; he gave me his card and offered to put me in touch with other researchers and service members working on the same issues. ”

The incorrect supposition that we live in a world of scarce resources has done more than preclude most individuals from achieving economic success. Over the centuries, this zero-sum-game view of the world has been responsible for wars, revolutions, political strategies, and human suffering of unfathomable proportions. ”

There are now two Syrias. One is run by men who fight for God, not democracy. The other is ruled by a secular but authoritarian regime accused of many crimes against its people. The choice between the two will not be decided at the polls. ”

Support for peaceful reform by the people themselves is the right way to promote democracy, not the use of force. ”

We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States. ”

Look, I think the public generally understands that what's at stake in Afghanistan is American security, number one. ”

I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away. ”

Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities. ”

One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war. ”