#national interest

Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances. ↗

— Malcolm Wallop

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I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs. ↗

— William Weld

#american people #dare #extremely #fair #having

The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests. ↗

— Breyten Breytenbach

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Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain's national interest. ↗

— Andrew Mitchell

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And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. ↗

— John Pomfret

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Pakistan has made no mention of ending our tests. We have a missile program, and it is in the national interest whatever we want to do. ↗

— Ayub Khan

#interest #made #mention #missile #national

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

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