Samantha Power Quotes

Those who say that America has to dominate the world, and that you either have to control everything or go home, don't understand the way power is projected.

Diplomacy, is persuasion in the shadow of power.

Great powers are granted the legitimacy to exercise power on the global stage, but the price is a willingness to act—at least at the margins and consistent with their self-interest—for the common good.

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

The United States is a superpower whose influence reaches across oceans and beyond borders.

The United States is and will continue to be the most important country in the world, economically, militarily, intellectually. There's nothing that four years of Trump can do to stop that. What it is no longer, during the Trump years, is the leading source for better governmental arrangements between countries.

There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.

The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

The U.S. has intervened more often in more countries farther from its own shores than has any power in modern history.

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

I think that most people believe that Russia, because of its - it has regained some of its military strength. And they do rattle the saber a bit. It wants to be a player.

I think the 'counterculture' believes that there are ways to manage being the world's most powerful country that involve creation of consensus - ruling by virtuous example rather than by force of arms.

American power confers benefits on most inhabitants of the planet, even on many who dislike it and some who actively oppose it, because the United States plays a major, constructive, and historically unprecedented role in the world.

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.

The mantra from the Obama State Department is 'smart power' - the not-so-new idea that all elements of national power should be utilized to influence other countries.

We never used to blink at taking a leadership role in the world. And we understood leadership often required something other than drones and bombs. We accepted global leadership not just for humanitarian reasons, but also because it was in our own best interest. We knew we couldn't isolate ourselves from trouble. There was no place to hide.

There is no doubt that America remains the premier political, economic, military power in the world, and I both expect and count on it remaining so, because I think that's certainly in our best interest but also the best interests of the world.

You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done

Its easy for a country to talk about global affairs but unless you can do something about it, you are not a player.

Diplomacy without military capability is nothing more than prayer.

In the international world, when General Electric walks into the room, the Sixth Fleet walks in behind them.

The voice and force of the United States may count for nothing if they are withheld too long.

The more money we have to throw around the better off we're going to be. I think this country doesn't understand its power around the world economically—its ability to buy friends.

Foreign policy does not mean guns and rifles, but utilizing all legitimate international means to convince others.