Cynthia P. Schneider Quotes

The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.

America is a force for good in the Middle East.

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.

I think the Egyptian people need to restore confidence that Americans, the U.S., means what they say when they talk about democracy, rule of law.

You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.

I think American interests are served when there are sections of the world that have representative governments, politically open economic systems, and are willing to take a stand against some of the more extreme ideologies that there are around the world.

And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever.

Democracy must first be safe for America before it can be safe for the world

The world must be made safe for democracy.

We defeated communism in part by showing the world that a commitment to democracy and expanding economic opportunity makes people's lives better and nations more secure, meaning our commitments overseas also makes us stronger and safer here at home.

While American interests in the Middle East must obviously be protected, America's credibility to support democracy for everyone everywhere is crucial.

When Europe and America stand together the world is a better and more prosperous place.

We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place.

Iraq is part of a legitimate American effort not to have democracy everywhere but to have democracy somewhere.

I believe our country has to do whatever we can do to protect ourselves-we're king of the hill. We need to protect democracy and the lives of those who live in the free world.

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism.

What our men and women in uniform are doing is providing for the Iraqi people and other surrounding nations the opportunity to see, to taste and to experience the democracy that equals freedom and ultimately justice.

The United States has far more to offer the world than our bombs and missiles and our military technology.

The Commonwealth is a vital and positive partnership between countries striving to develop trade relations and promote democracy and human rights, united by shared values.

Americans assume that we never go to war to sustain our wealth, because war must be understood as a moral enterprise commensurate with our being a democracy.

I think it is very important for any U.S. administration to be clear that America stands on the side of freedom and democracy and respect for individual rights.

Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.

It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.

In peace, the Middle East, the ancient cradle of civilization, will become invigorated and transformed. Throughout its lands there will be freedom of movement of people, of ideas, of goods.