Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the world. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
White House and State Department foreign-policy experts are overwhelmingly directed towards military and diplomatic issues, not development issues. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
The idea that UN commitments should be followed by action is indeed a radical one, especially for the United States, where wilful neglect of its own commitments is the rule. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
There’s a lot of strength in the U.S., but there’s a lot of froth also. The froth will blow off. We’re going to have to face up to some realities that we’re not fully facing up to right now. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
We’re going to have to forgive a great deal of the Soviet era debt. There’s no question about that. Let’s face up to that. We’re going to have to put in money if Russia is really going to consolidate a democracy. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
The longer you wait, the less fun. If you wait until the bitter end, the whole economy can be destroyed. Jeffrey Sachs Read Quote
