Quote: Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests. [John Bolton]
Quote: I don't do carrots. [John Bolton]
Quote: There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference. [John Bolton]
Quote: We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing the materials to build an indigenous fissile material capability - it could fabricate a nuclear weapon within one year. [John Bolton]
Quote: My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all. [John Bolton]
Quote: Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom. [John Bolton]
Quote: Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century - freedom against Communism - so too it is largely on the sidelines in our contemporary struggles against international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. [John Bolton]
Quote: I'm not sure history has ended. [John Bolton]
Quote: There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism. [John Bolton]
Quote: The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself. [John Bolton]
Quote: It's very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative. [John Bolton]
Quote: People say you favor assassination, what do you think war is? Except that it's assassination on a much larger scale, a much more horrific scale. [John Bolton]
Quote: I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command. [John Bolton]
Quote: Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war. [John Bolton]
Quote: There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference. [John Bolton]
Quote: I haven't given up on the possibility that sweet reason will prevail. [John Bolton]
Quote: Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests. [John Bolton]
Quote: My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all. [John Bolton]
Quote: There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism. [John Bolton]
Quote: Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom. [John Bolton]
Quote: I don't think Hamas will be satisfied simply ruling the Gaza Strip. [John Bolton]
Quote: There's no doubt that Iran funds and supplies Hamas with weapons. [John Bolton]
Quote: Negotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't use when it's not to your advantage. [John Bolton]
Quote: A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get booked for more speeches. You can write a book.' [John Bolton]
Quote: Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president. [John Bolton]