229 Quotes by John Bolton

Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century – freedom against Communism – so too it is largely on the sidelines in our contemporary struggles against international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

People don’t like to talk about victory and defeat anymore.

Our biggest national security crisis is Barack Obama.

Just like Sept. 11, only with nuclear weapons this time, that’s the threat. I think that is the threat. I think it’s just facing reality. It’s not a happy reality, but it’s reality and if you don’t deal with it, it will become even more unpleasant.

I’m obviously aware that people are quite focused on the economy rather than foreign policy issues, but that is something that should and can be altered as people see the nature of the threats around the world that we face.

A lot of people have said to me, ‘That’s a great idea, running for president. You’ll get booked for more speeches. You can write a book.’

I’ve been in the government bureaucracy, I’ve practiced law, I’ve done a lot of different things.

It’s very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative.

I’ve never attended any Tea Party functions.