John Bolton Quotes
I don’t do carrots.
His appointment as U. N. Ambassador was very controversial as he had a long record of opposition to the United Nations. In this quotation he was alluding to the traditional diplomatic methodology of providing “carrots and stick” in foreign policy.
John Bolton, United States Delegate to the United Nations (Republican), Senior Vice President, American Enterprise Institute, Quoted on ABC Inside Washington, March 13, 2005
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John Robert Bolton is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant and political commentator who served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006 and as the 27th United States National Security Advisor from 2018 to 2019.