Henry Cabot Lodge Quotes

America wants its respect.

National image ... prestige among other nations ... It was the main purpose of the civil space program.

I helped to restore America's leadership.

The world's going to respect us again and they don't now. A lot of that has to do with the leader. And a lot of it has to do with leadership. But our country is going to be respected again and we are going to make America great again.

I think putting the United States down across the world is not something that a responsible person does.

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, our nation is stronger when we are respected throughout the world.

The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I'm not at all sure that that's what the Obama administration believes.

The world wants to like America.

I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain.

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

It is never too late to regain our credibility around the world.

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.

It's not enough to say that the Olympics is an athletic contest outside of politics, because it's not. The Chinese clearly are using the Olympics to recreate how they are viewed in the world and how they view themselves.

There is one condition for us to have healthy relations with the United States. It's called respect.

The prestige of a nation is its reputation for power.

America had one idea attached to its brand. We presented ourselves as the world's last superpower. And that was the world's worst branding idea.

The United States need not worry about hearts and minds in foreign lands.

The power of example is America’s greatest power in the world.

If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

Whatever one thinks of President George W. Bush and his unilateralist crew, most of the people laughing at us do not think we are evil. What they think is that we are naive and incompetent.

Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years.

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me.

I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through.