106 Quotes by Richard N. Haass

Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate.

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

Campaigning and governing are two very different activities, and there is no reason to assume that how Trump conducted the former will dictate how he approaches the latter.

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

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

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

Security is the absolute precondition for sustainable recovery from conflict; without it, people cannot rebuild their country or return to school or work.

It is difficult to think of a foreign policy issue that preoccupies and polarizes world opinion as much as the Palestinian question.

For too long, America tolerated a 'democratic exception' in the Muslim Middle East. As long as governments were friendly and backed regional stability, there was no need for outsiders to encourage representative government.