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Samantha Power quotes: One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve.

One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve.

Samantha Power quotes: My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.

My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.

Samantha Power quotes: In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.

In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.

Samantha Power quotes: I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

Samantha Power quotes: Foreign policy is an explicitly amoral enterprise.

Foreign policy is an explicitly amoral enterprise.

Samantha Power quotes: We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.

We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.

Samantha Power quotes: It is easy to get used to the morning news, habituated. But don't. The morning news is yours to alter.

It is easy to get used to the morning news, habituated. But don't. The morning news is yours to alter.

Samantha Power quotes: Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

Samantha Power quotes: Success is not about who never fails. It is about who can spring - or even stagger - back up.

Success is not about who never fails. It is about who can spring - or even stagger - back up.

Samantha Power quotes: The United Staes had never in its history intervened to stop genocide and had in fact rarely even made a point of condemning it as it occurred,

The United Staes had never in its history intervened to stop genocide and had in fact rarely even made a point of condemning it as it occurred,

Samantha Power quotes: Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

Samantha Power quotes: Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.

Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.

Samantha Power quotes: By 2003 he had begun to worry that powerful countries were pursuing their own security in ways that aggravated their peril. He

By 2003 he had begun to worry that powerful countries were pursuing their own security in ways that aggravated their peril. He

Samantha Power quotes: American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term.

American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term.

Samantha Power quotes: Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

Samantha Power quotes: What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.

What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.

Samantha Power quotes: Brokenness is the operative issue of our time - broken souls, broken hearts, broken places.

Brokenness is the operative issue of our time - broken souls, broken hearts, broken places.

Samantha Power quotes: President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.

President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.

Samantha Power quotes: Engaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same.

Engaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same.

Samantha Power quotes: The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be.

The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be.

Samantha Power quotes: If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.

If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.

Samantha Power quotes: International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.

International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.

Samantha Power quotes: The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.

The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.

Samantha Power quotes: I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.

I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.

Samantha Power quotes: We need to deter the Palestinians in any way we can.

We need to deter the Palestinians in any way we can.

Samantha Power quotes: Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt.

Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt.

Samantha Power quotes: India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.

India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.

Samantha Power quotes: Violence against women isn't cultural, it's criminal. Equality cannot come eventually, it's something we must fight for now.

Violence against women isn't cultural, it's criminal. Equality cannot come eventually, it's something we must fight for now.

Samantha Power quotes: There is a convergence of crises that makes it challenging to keep the world's attention.

There is a convergence of crises that makes it challenging to keep the world's attention.

Samantha Power quotes: Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.

Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.

Samantha Power quotes: I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.

I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.

Samantha Power quotes: Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.

Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.

Samantha Power quotes: Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.

Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.

Samantha Power quotes: Silence in the face of atrocity is not neutrality; silence in the face of atrocity is acquiescence.

Silence in the face of atrocity is not neutrality; silence in the face of atrocity is acquiescence.