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President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security. Samantha Power
National Reputation Other President President Reagan Security More Toughness Course Reagan Than Person Did National Security Any Republican
When dictators feel their support slipping among adults, it is not unusual for them to alter school textbooks in the hope of enlisting impressionable youths in their cause. Samantha Power
Hope School Cause Slipping Adult Support Feel Alter Unusual Textbooks Dictators Them Youths Among
Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment. Samantha Power
Good Recruitment Catalyst Global Occupier Terrorist Anybody Being Standing
I was extremely close to my father, inseparable. Where we hung out most of the time was the pub. Samantha Power
Time Father Extremely Hung Out Inseparable Most Close Where Pub
It's not ideal to always be one eye on the Blackberry and two arms around my children. For the sake of mothers out there who don't have the Blackberry but do have the children and are hoping someone will be raising their voice on their behalf, it's a great privilege. Samantha Power
Great Will Eye Out Hoping Blackberry Someone Voice Ideal Arms Around Always Mothers Sake Privilege Behalf Children Who Two Raising
If your aim is to attack the United States, it is hard to imagine a more difficult way of getting here than by posing as a refugee. Samantha Power
Difficult Aim Way States More Attack Than Getting Refugee Your Hard United United States Here Imagine Posing
In the absence of full-fledged Congressional investigations, American policymakers rarely look back. They are bound by continuity and fealty across administrations and generations. Samantha Power
Back Administration Rarely Absence Investigations Generations Bound Look Policymakers Continuity American Across Congressional
I got into journalism not to be a journalist but to try to change American foreign policy. I'm a corny person. I was a dreamer predating my journalistic life, so I got into journalism as a means to try to change the world. Samantha Power
Life Change World Try Journalist Change The World Corny Dreamer Journalism Journalistic Policy Got Foreign Foreign Policy Person American American Foreign Policy Means
History is laden with belligerent leaders using humanitarian rhetoric to mask geopolitical aims. History also shows how often ill-informed moralism has led to foreign entanglements that do more harm than good. Samantha Power
Good History Mask Aims More Leaders Also How Foreign Geopolitical Led Than Often Rhetoric Using Shows Belligerent Humanitarian Harm
America needs a sensible, sustainable Iran policy that can meet U.S. security and economic interests, command international support and withstand the shifting Middle Eastern sands. Samantha Power
Needs Shifting Meet Security Eastern Economic Support Policy Withstand Command Iran America Middle Sustainable Middle Eastern Sensible Sands Interests International
Engaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same. Samantha Power
Relations Gulf More Iran Improved Same Stable Region Means Engaging Guarantee
Zimbabweans are severely malnourished, and deaths from starvation occur even in the cities. The country has not yet suffered nationwide famine only because international donors have stepped in. Samantha Power
Country Starvation Cities Only Stepped Because Occur Deaths Donors Famine Nationwide International Even Suffered
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites. Samantha Power
War Democracy Distract Leader Country Rally Enrich Benefit Several States Ways Citizens Economic Bleak Economic Times Like Around Waging Times Flag Them Shown Even United United States Elites
When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm. Samantha Power
Good Blindly Aid Extrapolate Crises About Reluctantly Somewhat Weigh Generally Pros Long-Term Along Most Contemporary Insufficient Least Arrive Historic Information Whether Decisions Agencies Confronting Muddle Meant Cons Basis Harm
The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights. Samantha Power
Government Rights World Human Rights Countries Around Official Human Many
I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document. Samantha Power
Good Constitution Thought Miss Document Happen
One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve. Samantha Power
Needs Genocide Face Resolve President One Of The Things Things
The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be. Samantha Power
Key Giving Picture Clearer Reform American
If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned. Samantha Power
You Everyone Ways Some No-One Represent
I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do. Samantha Power
Country Believe Earth States Greatest Greatest Country Really United United States
Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch. Samantha Power
Academic Executive Executive Branch Off Very Branch Than Different Serving
We are not accepting that countries just get to sit back and let the United States meet threats that are going to roost in their worlds just as easily as they are in ours. Samantha Power
Sit Worlds Meet Back States Easily Ours Threats Countries Accepting Get Going Just Roost United United States
I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind? Samantha Power
Good People Treat Good People Kids Kind Small Well Make Sure Got Up Want Grow Grow Up Two
Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one. Samantha Power
Decision Military Difficult Every Force Use Military Force
I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control. Samantha Power
Best Control More Had Loved Little Your Letters Eleven Basketball
U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement. Samantha Power
Security Security Council Only Council Effective Enforcement Resolutions
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