229 Quotes by John Bolton

does not address military activities that are appropriately governed by international humanitarian law.

For the United States, irreversibility is a paramount goal, ... bad behavior.

The notion that ... we have dumped a whole bunch of new changes out is simply not correct,

We've been trying to get this process in gear for a year.

Not so fast. We don't believe that the next secretary general belongs to any particular region.

We think a resolution would be appropriate at this point. I think highlighting the areas of deficiency in Syria 's performance ... would be important to show the Council's continuing resolve.

It's important that we understand when talking about the relationship between actions of foreign policy and the notions of international law we have the sense of what actually happens practically, which is contrary to most academic views.

Well, you could take several stories off the buildings of most U.S. government agencies and we'd all probably be better for it too.

The negotiating process ... is like making sausage. It isn't necessarily pretty. It takes a long time, and that's the process we're engaged in.