“Another longstanding foreign policy flaw is the degree to which special interests dictate the way in which the "national interest" as a whole is defined and pursued.... America's important historic relationship with Israel has often led foreign policy decision-makers to defer reflexively to Israeli security assessments, and to replicate Israeli tactics, which, as the war in Lebanon last summer demonstrated, can turn out to be counter-productive.” WayImportantWarWholeLastsAmericaTurnsInterestDecisionSpecialSecurityPolicyDegreesSummerIsraelDefinedProductiveFlawsMakersForeign PolicyHistoricTacticsPursuedIsraeliAssessmentSpecial InterestsLebanonNational InterestsReplicateDecision MakersLast Summer Author:Samantha Power
“You can't run forever. There's only so much pavement that the road makers lay down. After a while, the highway quits going north and it just turns into sky. And you can't go anywhere in the sky unless you have a plane or some kind of rocket.” KindRunningTurnsForeverSkyLaysQuittingPlanesMakersHighwaysRocketsPavement Book:33 Snowfish Source: 33 Snowfish
“But the individual was not a tool for something. He was the maker of tools. He was the one who must build. Even for the best purpose it is criminal to turn an individual into simply a means for some ultimate end. A society in which the dignity of the individual is destroyed cannot hope to be a decent society.” MeanEndsPurposeTurnsIndividualSocietyToolsDignityUltimateCriminalsDestroyedDecentMakers Book:A land of our own: an oral autobiography Source: A land of our own: an oral autobiography
“It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite. The power of ballot turns into the power of wallet. Some law-makers become law-breakers.” ActionLawTurnsOppositesStationsMakersRepresentativesBallotsWalletsPower CorruptsPollingLaw Breakers Author:Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj