The United Nations is an indispensable but deeply flawed organization. It is valuable to the United States, and the United States is invaluable to it. We need to reform it.
Richard Holbrooke
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TED TURNER Iraq does not pose an imminent threat to the United States of any of its neighboring nations. DENNIS KUCINICH 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON We are ready to talk, but it is just an exploratory conversation, since Brazil isn't negotiating wit... CELSO AMORIM Although the government has more money than anyone else, it's one of the toughest defendants to sue ... VICTOR SCHWARTZ If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it. HAMID KARZAI PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL NATALIE URQUIETA The United Nations is a reflection of the world, ... We can only get as far as member states are pre... JEAN PING The idea the president of the United States was warned that Al-Qaeda was going to attack the United ... CONDOLEEZZA RICE The United States is unique because we are an empire of ideals. RONALD REAGAN However, member states, especially powerful states, do not support the United Nations with proper en... CLARE RUDEBECK The United States must also continue to push the United Nations Security Council for strong action t... ALLYSON SCHWARTZ Once you join the military you become a guardian of the United States, ... You are trained to believ... RUTH ADAMS There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that... CONDOLEEZZA RICE It is no longer a question of controlling a military-industrial complex, but rather, of keeping the ... JEROME WEISNER Another grave fault in our election system is that the campaigns are unduly strung out. [Election Ad... JOSEPH P. HARRIS As for the politicians, like everyone else in America, they were motivated by money, not ideals. CHARLES DICKENS Indeed, it's not a stretch to say that most voters no longer choose their representatives; instead, ... BARACK OBAMA You can tell there's an election coming soon. People are already using the word "fundamentally" in e... BENJAMIN KANE ETHRIDGE "A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow EDWARD R. MURROW To bring the matter to one point, Is the power who is jealous of our prosperity, a proper power to g... THOMAS PAINE In other words, our constitution was designed by people who were idealistic but not ideological. The... BILL CLINTON يا راكعين لأمريكا , أنا بريء منكم ناجي العلي The United States is opposed to any such discussions. HARLAN WATSON What makes the United States great, the reason people wanted to live in the United States, move here... BILL NYE Saskatchewan is much like Texas - except it's more friendly to the United States. ADLAI STEVENSON It is terrible-and I mean terrible-nuisance to be kin to the president of the United States. HARRY S TRUMAN I think Russia is ready to cooperate. Now the question is, is the United States -- which is the only... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV The United States will continue to have an approach of respecting nations that agree with us and res... JACQUES CHIRAC Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the U... BARACK OBAMA Venezuela is privileged to be able to help the United States in this time of need, BERNARDO ALVAREZ What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others. CARLOS FUENTES The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States ... HO CHI MINH I think litigation is not getting any worse in the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom and in Euro... MARTIN FELDMAN The historical problem of the United States is to admit that it is a multiracial and multi-ethnic na... CARLOS FUENTES It is an abuse of power, when you are President of the United States, to use the White House to sing... MONICA CROWLEY Priority is priority. I don't care who you are. 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common language. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a common language. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Syria has the political will and desire to constructively engage with the United States and to impro... IMAD MOUSTAPHA It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell to... NOAM CHOMSKY It devolves upon the United States to help to motorize the world. WALTER CHRYSLER We have overcomplicated the issue, ... The United States has been attacked on its territory with tho... HENRY KISSINGER The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Assoc... ROBERT MCCHESNEY The bottom line is we should take pleasure in the fact American kids are doing better in math. Math ... JACK JENNINGS But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only the easte... WILLIAM LABOV For most governors, we find the United States Senate or the United States Congress very frustrating ... DAVE HEINEMAN 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON Tell your story to the universe and Let your actions speak LOVE.' No matter what it is. NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO I have to uphold not only the constitution of Alabama, but I swore to uphold the Constitution of the... ROBERT J. BENTLEY The blood and sweat shed by United States and United Nations troops proved to be the prime mover beh... KIM YOUNG-SAM Fascism is a worldwide disease. Its greatest threat to the United States will come after the war, ei... HENRY A. WALLACE We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United ... JAY INSLEE Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States. , SPEECH AT HARPERS FERRY, VIRGINIA, AUGUST 1906 I don't think the question is whether China should belong to the World Trade Organization. I believe... ALAN KEYES We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk th... DEAN RUSK We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old crow that gives more milk t... DEAN RUSK
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