Quotes by Elliott Abrams

About Elliott Abrams:

Elliott Abrams is an American diplomat, lawyer and political scientist who served in foreign policy positions for U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. While serving for Reagan, Abrams and retired U.S. Marine Corps officer Oliver North were integral players in the Iran-Contra affair.
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First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.

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For many societies, the journey to modernity has been painful and costly.

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It is a natural goal of Iran to try and expel the Fifth Fleet from Bahrain.

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Never fight turf on turf. Fight it on the basis of ideas.

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If Iran gets a nuclear weapon, its influence and that of Hamas and Hezbollah are strengthened.

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Iran exports about 2.2 million barrels a day.

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Israel's flexibility is dependent on its sense of security.

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America's relations with complex Middle Eastern states such as Egypt are often difficult.

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For 22 years, Bandar bin Sultan was Saudi Arabia's influential, irrepressible ambassador in Washington.

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Obama is like the kid brother whose only standard for judging his own achievements is the records his big brother set.

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Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

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Palestine, as Icelanders see it, includes the Western Wall of the Second Temple, Judaism's holiest site.

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Pundits are used to analyzing the gap between what our ideals suggest and what our security interests require.

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Syria's population is 74% Sunni Muslim.

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Pessimism is rife in Israel.

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The Sandinistas are dedicated Communists, and if they are going to make a compromise with democracy, it's going to be under pressure.

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There is no softer target in GOP primaries than the United Nations and foreign-aid spending.

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U.S.-Israel relations are often depicted as an extended honeymoon, but that's a false image.

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The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006.

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If you are trying to raise a child to be a Jew, then you have to create a sense of Jewish identity. You really weaken that sense of identity if you celebrate two religions.

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At Guantanamo Bay, we could create a West Berlin, a free small city within the Communist nation that could trade freely with the U.S. and elect its own officials.

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Author Bio

  • NameElliott Abrams
  • DescriptionPolitician
  • BornJanuary 24, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer