Foreign Relations Quotes

“Engagement with China is not a favor we do for them. It is profoundly in our self-interest.”

“Our American friends offer us money, arms, and advice. We take the money, we take the arms, and we decline the advice.”

“Americans are like a rich father with a lot of kids. He gives them everything they want, and in the end, they don't appreciate it.”

“The Americans are our friends, but they are not our masters.”

“The security of Israel is precious to us.”

“Soviet power is a python. It strangles its friends first.”