Michael T. Flynn Quotes

Americans tend to see U.S. primacy as beneficial to both their country and the rest of the world.

A superpower does not have to be the bully on the block.

Never before has the gap between American power and its legitimacy been so great.

America must always be the world's paramount military power

America being a force is a lot more than building up the Defense Department.

Before the Iraq war I was quite disturbed by some of the neoconservatives, who were saying things like, "What is the point of being a superpower if you can't do such-and-such, take on these responsibilities?" The point of being a superpower is that people will leave you alone.

America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment.

American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.

I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role.

One thing worse than an America that is too strong, the world will learn, is an America that is too weak.

The world needs a strong America.

America is a great power possessed of tremendous military might and a wide-ranging economy, but all this is built on an unstable foundation which can be targeted, with special attention to its obvious weak spots. If America is hit in one hundredth of these weak spots, God willing, it will stumble, wither away and relinquish world leadership.

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.

Diplomacy without military capability is nothing more than prayer.

The time has come to recognize that the U.S. will continue to exercise unprecedented power in a world where international rules are still unreliable and where security and advancing of the free democratic order still depend significantly on the possession and use of military might.

We must never allow America to become the second strongest nation I the world.

Who does he think the fucking superpower is?

Unlike President Obama, I would say that I support the long-standing bipartisan post-war belief that American global strength and leadership secures our national-security interests, and it also promotes order and stability in the world. And it gives us immense influence in the world and deters our adversaries and reassures our allies.

Let me tell you what I literally told every world leader I've met with, and I've met them all: It's never, never, never been a good bet to bet against America. We have the finest fighting force in the world.

There is no substitute for American leadership and exceptionalism.

With growing economic prowess comes, of course, military power.

American influence in the world depends on the ability to act with real capacity and set an example that others will want to follow. This all takes resources.

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.

We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals.