David Petraeus Quotes

We never said the U.K. is in bad shape if it leaves the E.U.: we said the E.U. would miss a massive opportunity. Without the U.K., the E.U. may never be able to stand up against superpowers like China and the U.S.

You see, psychologically, Australia must understand it has to live in the region around it. Australia must find its security in Asia; it cannot find its security from Asia.

With respect to Euro-Atlantic integration, we have to realize that we need to normalize the relationships with our neighbors, and especially with Russia.

Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.

I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with Russia - and of course with the European Union.

The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.

This fact lays on us - so long as the maintenance of good relations with Russia seems to us worth an effort - the duty of satisfying Russia that she has no need to fear any invasion of her sphere of interests on Germany's part.

Similarly, today, we do not know what will happen as we wage the War on Terror. We do know that we can count on the strong support from our closest ally and friend in the world in winning this war to secure our freedoms and the freedoms for all peoples throughout the world.

Therefore, every country has to understand that fighting against international terrorism is not for the sake of the United States, but for the sake of themselves, and, to a larger extent, in the name of stability of international relations.

China remains too important for America's national security to risk the relationship on the emotions of the moment.... No government in the world would have tolerated having the main square of its capital occupied by tens of thousands of demonstrators.

I am a politician and must gamble with the future.

The United States has better relations with the countries of Asia than any of them have with each other.

The security [of European national is dependent on the effective intelligence of their neighbors.

Those who claim that to leave the E.U. would damage the City are the very same as those who in the past confidently predicted, with a classic failure of understanding, that the City would be gravely damaged if the U.K. failed to adopt the euro as its currency.

A strong E.U., a strong NATO, and a true strategic partnership between them is profoundly in our interest.

If the United States and China can accommodate each other on a broad range of issues, the prospects for stability in Asia will be greatly increased.

As an entrepreneur, I have been known for taking risks throughout my career, but leaving the European Union is not one of the risks I would want the U.K. to take - not as an investor, not as a father, and not as a grandfather. I am deeply concerned about the impact of leaving.

If I was British, I would vote resolutely 'remain' because it's in the U.K.'s interest.

The European Union and its member states continue and will continue, as the nuclear deal is implemented, to have open channels with Iran.

The negotiations on the future of the U.K. and the E.U. must be led... in the interest of our citizens.

I think the E.U. means different things to different countries. In the U.K., traditionally, if you know anything about the U.K.'s history and its relationship with the E.U., it is about the common market; it's about being part of something that is good for jobs and growth.

Britain outside the E.U. would be less able to respond with the speed and strength we need to tackle complex and growing cross-border threats to all our communities.

The whole Brexit saga is, in my view, one big, terrifying leap in the dark.

We can't let Donald Trump put us at risk.

I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.