Stephen Kinzer Quotes
Sultan Mehmet had good relations with the Medici family and other powerful Italian clans, especially in Venice and Florence, and at his request, they sent him artists and craftsmen by the dozen.
Kinzer, Stephen. Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
At the time of this quotation, he was the President of the America-Mexico Chamger of Commerce and his Mexican members were very anxious or disturbed by the prospect of Donald Trump being sworn in as President. Trump, during his presidential campaign, had courted many of the anti Hispanic voters and organizations, had labeled Mexican immigrants as "criminals" and "rapists", and had promised to build a very high wall accross the Mexican U. S, border and "make the Mexican's pay for it." Zapanta was also under consideration by President Elect Trump as the U. S. Ambassador to Mexico. These words were particualy well and delicately chosen to try and maintain his staning with with Trump and the Mexican leadership.
Stephen Kinzer is an American author, journalist and academic. A former New York Times correspondent, he has published several books, and writes for several newspapers and news agencies.