Hillary Clinton Quotes

We have Mr. Putin in Russia. And he appears to be a popular president of Russia. And I don't think it's the business of the National Endowment for Democracy or American diplomats or American foreign policy to try to change the nature of that government.

We can't make any statements here. We can't talk about the internal politics of Paraguay.

Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.

Undertaking to explain our foreign policy in terms of our public opinion is to explain one mystery in terms of another.

As a senator, I play an important role in crafting foreign policy.

I consider myself neither liberal nor conservative when it comes to foreign policy.

I would rather not meddle in the domestic politics of the United States.

Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin.

I have nothing to do with Putin. I've never spoken to him. I don't know anything about him other than he will respect me.

None of my counterparts in Europe interferes in politics.

Politics is the science of the vital interests of States in the highest sphere.

I am ready to do business with any established government, but I cannot help to make a government to do business with.

We recognized the imperial government of Russia, but when Russia secures a democratic government we have so far not recognized it.

Politics is about explanations.

Foreign policy involves a good deal of domestic policy.

It is often remarked that I am very close to Mr. Modi. But when it comes to issues of national importance, I've never indulged in politics or considered whether the Prime Minister is from the opposition.

As a prime minister, my job is not to try and influence or opine on what a leader of a different country should be doing.

Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China.

I think my father thought I might be president of the United States. I think he would've been satisfied with secretary of state. I'm a foreign policy person, and to have a chance to serve my country as the nation's chief diplomat at a time of peril and consequence, that was enough.

From Lady Carlisle's trip to Moscow in 1663 to Veronica Atkinson's tour of duty during the 1989 Romanian revolution, it is clear that very little has changed. Four hundred years of innovation, liberation, and improvement clearly bypassed the Foreign Office while making its rounds through Westminster.

You'd be surprised how many times I've had to have that conversation with heads of state who want to say to me, 'Well, look, I know you can have some influence on the president. I need you to go back and tell him this.'

I'm not a big fan of Putin. I'm not a big fan of Russia.

As members of Congress, we may disagree with the administration's position on foreign policy matters, but the fact remains: the Executive Branch is tasked with handling diplomatic matters.

We can find common ground in agreeing that politics have no room in foreign policy.

Our national security is not a partisan issue.