Richard N. Haass Quotes

My priority is to give the United States the kind of influence it should have.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

Nixon was an awful president in many ways, including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign policy and America's leadership in the world outside its borders was of paramount importance to him.

Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn.

We need a very strong military to protect the freedoms we do have.

We had the best-equipped and we have the best-trained military force on the face of the earth, right here in Oklahoma.

Historically, defense spending cuts have preceded increased international turmoil as America's global enemies sense a failure of will.

We won't always have the strongest military.

The National Defense Act of 1916 left the United States with a General Staff of 19 officers, against Germany's 650.

In the international world, when General Electric walks into the room, the Sixth Fleet walks in behind them.

The public was entirely free of the great danger and expense of a standing army.

China is a global actor without (yet) being a true global power.

We speak of the United States as a “benign hegemony”.

China has a more assertive, proactive foreign policy as its interests are growing around the world.

As the name of the agency suggests, 'Department of Defense,' the defense refers to the United States of America - not the defense of South Korea, not the defense of Ukraine, not the defense of Syria or Germany.

Under Obama, we have seen the U.S. military - the most exceptional force for peace in the world - degraded, downsized, decimated and demeaned, resulting in massive international instability and potential threats to our homeland.

Our United States military is not our threat.

People don't question American power. What people need to be convinced of is American will.

America is secure because we can afford the strongest military in history. Once the U.S. economy is no longer dominant, we are no longer safe, and the world becomes chaotic.

There's no way that that our military power will not erode if a robust American economic revival is not part of the cards.

They love us everywhere we go. So when in doubt, send the Marines.

This president [Barack Obama] is undermining our military. This president is more interested in funding Planned Parenthood than in funding the military.

We have the best military in the world.

I suspect that Donald Trump is going to be very tough with those countries that don't spend at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense. He will ask them why should we allow a free-ride policy.

America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong.