Michael T. Flynn Quotes

Kneejerk interventionism or kneejerk isolationism is the wrong course for Britain.

Americans understand that our security is enhanced when the United States is trusted and respected in the world.

There’s a minimum threshold any man or woman has to cross on national security and foreign policy for the American people to think you’re remotely eligible to be president and these guys have a long way to go.

I think Mrs. Clinton has a lot of weaknesses because she was the architect of the Obama administration's foreign policy.

The American people deserve an honest assessment of the state of our foreign affairs.

Well, the most important thing a president will be is commander-in-chief. And that requires having an understanding of the complex issues on foreign policy. Foreign policy presents us often with hard choices, not black or white choices.

I think that in terms of the American interests, I would feel more safe with a President Trump representing those interests to the world.

Donald Trump foreign policy speech got good reviews, and it says we're going to defeat the people who are direct threats to us, but we're going to be a lot more cautious about getting involved in long-term, Wilsonian adventures.

It should never be the goal of U.S. foreign policy towards any country to have a - quote, unquote - "good relation." Then what? What do we get out of that? We get - Trump is helping the approval ratings amongst Russians. How does that advance American national security interests?

Foreign policy is conducted for the convenience and enjoyment of people in Washington.

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.

In State of the Union addresses, I always look at the foreign policy and military parts first, which are generally pretty minimal.

The State Department desperately needs to be vigorously harnessed. It has too big a role to play in the formulation of foreign policy, and foreign policy is too important to be left up to foreign service officers.

There's no way in the world that the United States does not want to spread democratic ideals, but the first thing we have to do is that which is the interest of our security.

The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.

Congress cannot—nor should it—run foreign policy on a day-to-day basis. That is a truism.

Very near the heart of all foreign affairs is the relationship between policy and military power.

I don’t consider myself an isolationist. I consider myself a non-interventionist.

When it comes to foreign policy, the American people will ultimately reward not the party with the most ambitious vision but the party with the most sober and realistic one.

The United States has become geopolitically hobbled seemingly interested in grand strategic initiatives or transformative diplomacy, as its attention constantly dances from one crisis to another.

Just because you change administrations doesn't mean you have to change [foreign] policy.

As long as Americans believe that their country has vital interests everywhere on earth, they will behave the same.

Making the case for sustained U. S. [world] leadership is not always easy. Unilateralism or isolationism often make for better sound bites.

In the aftermath of September 11, it has been made clear to us that our foreign policy can no longer afford to narrowly focus on short-term benefits. For our nation's long-term security, we must be active in promoting American values abroad through our foreign policy.

Foreign policy is important.