John Krizay Quotes

All foreign policy is the intervention of one nation's domestic politics into another nation's domestic politics.

The diplomatic relations upon which our present system of international comity is based are being encountered by new forces and combinations which are fast rendering them impotent and antiquated

Every government is in some respects a problem for every other government.

The first thing a diplomat has to do is understand the domestic politics of foreign states.

Never in all the long years of strife and struggle has a parliamentary conduct of international affairs been successful.

If France, Germany, and Great Britain – who have often been at war with each other – are now friends, then India, Pakistan, and China could become friends, too.

In accommodation with other Powers, differences of opinion must be looked for, even those most agreed on the same general views.

Diplomacy, is persuasion in the shadow of power.

… diplomatic relations are merely practical conveniences and not measures of moral judgment.

Even allies don’t share every single interest that you have. That’s a law of nature in the international system. They will tell you most of what you need to know but there may be some things that they don’t tell you that you need to know in order to formulate your policy as wisely as you can.

I'm resolved to be active on diplomacy as Japan further develops relationships based on trust and cooperation with countries including the U.S.

Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations.

Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.

I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources.

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

All in all, the League of Nations is not inevitably bound, as some maintain from time to time, to degenerate into an impotent appendage of first one, then another of the competing great powers.

Unilateral preemption should not in any way be the model for how we conduct international relations.

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

A constructive approach to diplomacy doesn't mean relinquishing one's rights. It means engaging with one's counterparts, on the basis of equal footing and mutual respect, to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives.

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world.