“No policy has proved more successful in making friends for the United States, during the cold war and since, than educating students from abroad at our colleges and universities.” WarStatesUnitedUnited StatesSuccessfulPolicyStudentsCollegeColdUniversityCold WarMaking FriendsColleges And Universities Author:Robert M. Gates
“The United States has been a global power since late in the 19th century.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesCenturyLate19th Century Author:Robert M. Gates
“I've been very sensitive for a long time to the repeated pattern, during economic hard times or after a war, of the United States' essentially unilaterally disarming.” LongWarHardStatesUnitedUnited StatesEconomicLong TimePatternsSensitiveHard TimesDisarming Author:Robert M. Gates
“I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position. And it didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong.” LooksStatesStrongUnitedUnited StatesEconomyPositionAdultsSpendingShouldersOver ItSuperpowerCompunction Author:Robert M. Gates
“The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of every other country in the world put together.” WorldCountryStatesRealityTogetherInterestUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryDefenseBudgetsOther CountriesMilitary Budget Author:Robert M. Gates
“There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the world knows that, its just fact of life. So sometimes I think we could conduct ourselves with a little more humility.” ThinkingKnowsWorldLittlesSometimesStatesFactsProblemUnitedUnited StatesHumilityInternationalEngagementFacts Of Life Author:Robert M. Gates
