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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
Samantha Power
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.
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I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for.
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International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.
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The performance of international institutions will be symptomatic of the domestic political priorities of influential member states. International institutions don't really have a life and a mind of their own.
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No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.
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President Obama, like every other leader on Earth, is still going to be looking out for national and economic interests. States don't cease to be states overnight just because they get a great visionary as their new president.
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I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for. That can encompass our elected officials' adherence to law and our country's return to the Geneva Conventions.
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I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.
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Serving in the executive branch is very different than sounding off from an academic perch.
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My career is not well thought out. Every choice has been instinctive and, quite literally, impulsive in many ways.
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