Harley Pasternak Quotes

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.

The United States is a great, great country, but it's not the only country, and we can learn a great deal beyond our own shores.

I'm interested in internationalism. It's the new multiculturalism. How we deal with each other isn't sufficient any more. It's about time we examine how we interact with the rest of the world we live in.

And in this community, as in all others, the Golden Rule still applies - we must be act toward other nations as we would have them act towards America.

Foreign Policy has to be less foreign.

There must of course always be separate interests of different nations which their governments are bound to maintain, but there are also common interests in which all civilized nations share. These common interests arise from the interdependence of civilized peoples and they are a product of developing civilization.

I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.

I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations.

Isolationism is not leadership.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

Europe must learn to live in and with the world, not to dominate it nor to assume it is superior or more virtuous.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

Isolationism is over.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

The answer dictates what the policy should be in our relationships with every country in the world.

The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation in the world. We are not the only people in the world. We are an important people, the wealthiest, the most powerful and, to a great extent, generous. But we are part of the world.

To sum up, what has been our policy? We looked for and found friends all throughout the world.

Foreign policy is about trying to deliver for them the best possible economic benefits, the chance to travel, to study, to work, the opportunity through trade to be able to sell their goods and services and as much peace and security so they can live and bring their kids up so they don't have to fear war.

The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual nation was inextricably bound up with the prosperity of the whole community of nations.

I've been to China and Russia, and I don't know anything about Chinese or Soviet relations.

We feel no isolation. But, having said that, I want to emphasise in particular that we do not want to go to extremes and abandon the European and American directions in our foreign economic cooperation.

In this age of growing interconnectedness, we understand that turning our backs on the world is simply not an option.

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.