Marc Forne Molne Quotes

The Liberal Democratic Party works for Japan and the world.

What is modernity? Is it defending foreign interests, or defending interests of our country?

The formulation of sound national policy requires finding the right overarching concepts.

I was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister.

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

When the Egyptians decide something, probably it is not appropriate for the U.S. When the Americans decide something, this, of course, is not appropriate for Egypt.

We are aware that in 2005 our efforts to preserve the stability and prestige of the Republic of Bulgaria in the area of foreign policy, and our efforts to attain fully our strategic goals will be mostly contingent upon the way we address our domestic priorities.

Doctrines don't govern policy. They provide a conceptual framework by which policymakers approach their decisions. But there is no such thing as a doctrine that controls policy in every way.

George Bush doesn't represent any civilization!

How can a country that is impoverished, humiliated and beaten defend its national interests?

We have tended in politics in this country to concentrate on the domestic, on the here and now - the 'what's in it for me'.

The artificial separation of politics and culture is nowhere more pronounced than in the discourse of foreign policy and international affairs.

Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle.

We should stop giving aid to countries that hate us..

It is dangerous to permit conscienceless party politics to proceed to a point which does not hesitate to drag foreign politics and relations to a point with a great neighboring country into the vortex of partisan strife.

What is to-day the foreign policy of all States – namely, a policy of robbery or barter, where every State tries to swindle the other in its own interest – this foreign policy cannot be controlled by an assembly consisting of several hundred people. A Parliament can certainly lay down the lines on which foreign policy must go, but it cannot control the carrying out of its wishes; it cannot prevent the aims of the policy being changed in the process of execution. A Cabinet that represents the interests of the dynasty and the ruling classes against foreign countries can never show the cards to Parliament, while they are cheating or trying to cheat the foreigners

I want what's best for our country. I'm not sure I can figure that out.

One cannot reject an entire nation because of the politics of its leader.

The wall is not a bilateral issue. It's not something that we discuss with the American government. Every country has a sovereign right to protect its borders the best way that they see fit.

Communist party leadership in China knows that Canada's political and media elite values feeling superior to the United States more than they value standing on principle on the international stage.

When I worked in the Obama White House, people in national security positions had been uneasy making broad public arguments, particularly about political matters.

There are similarities with Angela Merkel, there are issues that separate us, and I'm showing that genuinely and authentically and won't create an artificial separation because it has something to do with character and attitude.

For half a millennium, Russian foreign policy has been characterized by soaring ambitions that have exceeded the country’s capabilities.

We are blessed to grow up in a country that is the world's leader. We are blessed to be some of the most well-educated Black persons anywhere to be found in the world. This education and talent can be used in a friendly relationship with Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Asia to develop the wealth and resources of these nations. The friendship of us with our kith and kin around the world would cause both sides to benefit exponentially, based upon how well we develop these relationships.