Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy.
We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning.
From my perspective, we as a nation need to make policy a priority and drive the politics as a result of good policy.
China has been committed to the independent foreign policy of peace and has developed friendship and cooperation with all countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.
Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other.
I don't much believe in bumper sticker characterizations of foreign policy.
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.
The real danger to Britain is a foreign policy that is isolationist in Europe and therefore weak in the rest of the world.
The foreign policy of this government is driven by politics - to extend a revolution worldwide. My objective with regards to foreign relations is to benefit all Venezuelans.
As a CEO of a large company, clearly we need policies in the U.S. government that are pro-business, because at the end of the day, we all work within the framework of a country's policies.
The problem with the U.S. foreign policy is that we're just so unbelievably powerful. And when you've got that kind of power, it's very hard not to use it.
Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.
The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.
The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill.
We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies, and recognizes the true threats that we face.
Second, the President's popularity has not translated into increased support for the Republican party or for the policies and approaches on domestic policy championed by the President.
In foreign policy, the only thing worse than not doing something is doing something that fails or makes the situation worse.
