Malcolm X Quotes

I think we ought to quit sending [help] to countries that burn our flag.

Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as our policies on foreign aid.

Some people have been talking about - every place I go, they bring up the issue of foreign aid. I go, 'You can't get rid of all foreign aid.'

If this government can send 20 billion dollars to Latin America to some peasants who have never fought for this country or worked for this country or have - or - and is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Africa and Asia to try and buy friendship of people who will never be friendly toward them, then they should be even more quick to spend some - whatever amount of money is necessary to get inside of their house straight, before it's too late.

Russia will have much greater respect for America when I'm leading than when other people have led it. You will see that. Russia will respect our country more.

The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.

Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.

I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World.

To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.

Each one of my budgets has taken a meat axe to foreign aid, because I think we ought to quit sending it to countries that hate us.

I would not vote for any Republican who was not in favor of giving assistance to England and France

You help us pay for the war we’ll fight; we’ll launch it while you’re asleep at night. We don’t need friends all around the world; We’ll buy our friends with our flag unfurled, And spread our arms on a global scale To show the world that we still prevail. Oh, we’re not leaders inspiring peace, But we’re in power as the world’s police. So pay your tax for our little war, And we’ll not ask for any more. This year!

Are we Uncle Sam or Uncle Sucker?

Foreign policy debates are frequently segregated from domestic policy ones, so commentators who propose increasing the defense budget or sending more foreign aid are seldom asked to explain which domestic programs they’d cut or which taxes they’d raise, in order to find the money.

Economic assistance is one of the most effective weapons at our disposal to influence European political events in the direction we desire.

When the United States comes with resources and ideas, people pay attention.

We need to plus-up the budget of the State Department, increase the amount of aid we give, and help the world through this difficult moment. That is the price of leadership.

I love Europe! France is wonderful. It should be. We've subsidised it for 40 years.

America needs to rethink how we distribute our foreign aid around the world.

America needs an adult in the White House who knows how to deal with China.

A nation as such does not give aid to another nation. More precisely, the common citizens of our country, through their taxes, give to the privileged elites of another country. As someone once said: foreign aid is when the poor people of a rich country give money to the rich people of a poor country.

We pay billions - hundreds of billions of dollars to supporting other countries that are in theory wealthier than we are.

We have to go to those countries and we have to ask them to make contributions that are greater than the contributions they're making right now. You know, we're going to protect them, we're going to remain loyal to them, but at the same time it's a two-way street. They have to help us also.

Israel gets more than half of all the military purchasing assistance that America gives to all the nations in the world.

President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. His choice for defense secretary views Russia as America's number one threat.