Foreign Policy

🇺🇸Dennis Ross

Politics

b. 1948

"I mean, they have a guy like Dennis Ross at the White House now, who’s always been a part of the Israel lobby. They put him in charge of the whole Muslim world."

🇦🇺John_Pilger

Education

1939–2023

"There is no War on Terrorism; it is The Great Game speeded up. The difference is the rampant nature of the superpower, ensuring infinite dangers for us all."

🇺🇸Max Boot

Military

b. 1968

"Catering to populist anger with proposals that are certain to fail is not a viable strategy for political success."

🇺🇸Henry Kissinger

Politics

1923–2023

"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."

🇺🇸Samantha Power

Politics

b. 1970

"Fun Couple of the 21st Century" on Power and Cass Sunstein in Esquire"

🇪🇹Tedros Adhanom

Politics

b. 1965

"COVID-19 is taking so much from us. But it’s also giving us something special – the opportunity to come together as one humanity – to work together, to learn together, to grow together."

🇺🇸William Blum

Journalism

1933–2018

"The word "communist" has been so overused and so abused by American leaders and the media as to render it virtually meaningless."

🇺🇸Colin Powell

Politics

1937–2021

"The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort."

🇺🇸Madeleine Albright

Politics

1937–2022

"Our nation's memory is long and our reach is far."