#we

There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming. ↗

— Paul Kagame

#been #change #coming #congo #however

My two must-haves are my cell phone and my MacBook Pro laptop, which allows me to update my Web site from wherever I am, whether I'm in Africa or in Sun Valley skiing. ↗

— Daryn Kagan

#allows #am #cell #cell phone #i

Well, I know that 500,000 children died in Iraq because of the embargo. ↗

— Jacques Verges

#children #died #embargo #i #iraq

All comparisons between America's current place in the world and anything legitimately called an empire in the past reveal ignorance and confusion about any reasonable meaning of the concept empire, especially the comparison with the Roman Empire. ↗

— Donald Kagan

#america #any #anything #between #called

Without history we are the prisoners of the accident of where and when we were born. ↗

— Donald Kagan

#born #history #prisoners #were #where

I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#boundless #connor #created #day #debt

It's not that there are no masters, but that there are many. And the job of the solicitor general is to balance those masters and to accommodate them all, each in their proper places, wisely and well and in so doing to represent the people of the United States. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#balance #doing #each #general #job

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#based #challenging #criteria #cultural #dominance

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#believe #competition #conflicts #economic #geopolitical

In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#america #because #enjoys #enter #europe