We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.
Samantha PowerIn general, my rule is find out where your heart is, then speak from the heart. People know the difference between that and something scripted.
Samantha PowerI joke that I spent 38 years scouring the globe, going to war zones, trying to find the person with my exact birthday.
Samantha PowerEngaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same.
Samantha PowerWithout investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.
Samantha PowerAnother 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.
Samantha Power