Erik Prince Quotes

Taking a principled and consistent stance over Iraq has attracted much criticism from our detractors and opponents.

I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed all the Whigs, all the Tories, and all the Christians.

Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend.

Politics are almost as exciting as war.

Neoconservatives believe that we can only be defined by having an enemy.

[George W.] Bush is the only force of evil in the world that liberals haven’t wanted to appease.

Anything but Hillary Clinton. Because I think Hillary Clinton means war.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

The United States can tell you all about what's wrong with the British, to say nothing of the Russians.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

If the Obama administration is this afraid of Glenn Beck, how do they deal with the Iranians?

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.

I would never play any role in anything that involves the United Nations for obvious reasons.

We did not seek ideological confrontation.

I cannot say that the attitude of the United Nations always is for the Israeli attitude. Israel, I think, has been under severe attacks by members of the United Nations many times.

I shook Obama's hand and I said, 'I want to be your friend.' My hand is still outstretched. I am not Obama's enemy, but it's difficult not see imperialism in Washington. Those who don't see it don't want to see it, like the ostrich.

The way politics divides the world is into friend and enemy.

Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy.

Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln, for in him I saw the destroyer.

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict.

But critics of the war have no reason to regret their views.

Yasser Arafat was the epitome of gracious Arab hospitality. I must have had 1000 meals with him. The problem was that he could never translate that hospitality to negotiations.

The limits of diplomacy must be acknowledged.

Why take sides in the fractious squabbles of a quarrelsome continent?

Germany is organized not only for war but for peace. We are organized for nothing except party politics.