Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt. Samantha Power Read Quote
Virtually all of Darfur’s six million residents are Muslim, and, because of decades of intermarriage, almost everyone has dark skin and African features. Samantha Power Read Quote
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 Read Quote
History is laden with belligerent leaders using humanitarian rhetoric to mask geopolitical aims. History also shows how often ill-informed moralism has led to foreign entanglements that do more harm than good. Samantha Power Read Quote
The United States should not frame its policy options in terms of doing nothing or unilaterally sending in the Marines. Samantha Power Read Quote
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country’s elites. Samantha Power Read Quote
One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve. Samantha Power Read Quote
Don’t take for granted that the worthiness of your cause will win you allies; bring it down to a scale that people can relate to. Samantha Power Read Quote
People in my confirmation process, on the right and the left, really loved that idea of having someone who’s going to be in meetings arguing on behalf of the dignity of people who sometimes aren’t represented in meetings. But by the same token, they have somewhat unrealistic expectations that I can kind of make my own policy. Samantha Power Read Quote
