Mike Pence Quotes

The best way to influence our enemies is to stand steadfastly by our friends.

This president failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.

Great powers engage.

Trust between allies is as important as deterrence of foes.

On of the most important lessons of the Cold War was demonstrating that your friends will be protected and taken care of, that your enemies will be punished, and that those who refuse to support you will live to regret having done so.

Obama sought a strategy of accommodating our enemies, even if they weren't so willing to accommodate us.

We need to quit appeasing our adversaries, and we need to stand with our allies.

Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at least our friends.'* I must say that I do not think that we probably demonstrated in that forty years that we are angels yet, but I hope we have demonstrated that we are at least friends.

Despite his deeply-held ideology, Reagan was willing to talk to Gorbachev. He willing to do business with him. We should realize that engaging with adversaries is often one of our great strengths. As long as we use the engagement to stand up for the things we care about, there is no harm in talking.

I think Barack Obama had the right idea [on negotiations with enemies], and the bottom line is that of course there have to be conditions. But, of course it doesn't do us any good to not talk with our adversaries.

If you treat China like a foe, surely she will become one.

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership.

We oppose the reactionary policies of the U.S. government but we do not oppose the American people. We want to have many good friends in the United States.

I think we need to maintain the good relationship between the people of Egypt and the people of the United States.

My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.

Appeasement was never a very clever policy, and it should not be our option today.

No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.

You should never appease terrorists. The mistake made by critics of the 'talking to your enemy' approach is to equate talking with appeasing.

Certainly, the Bush Administration will rely in the first instance on its friends, since it would be both illogical and counterproductive to reward its adversaries.

History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.

Never was a man further from a partiality for Spain than I am. But I think I now have left them in a sincere and steady intention to cultivate the friendship of America.

We don't want a president who fails at domestic and foreign policy.

We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world.

But my friends, these people in Egypt have stood by us in a tough, tough neighborhood.

Whoever stands in enmity against one of my friends, I will declare war on him