Silence in the face of atrocity is not neutrality; silence in the face of atrocity is acquiescence. Samantha Power More Quotes by Samantha Power More Quotes From Samantha Power In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore. Samantha Power election als military In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights. Samantha Power presidential political rights If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned. Samantha Power ifs way Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism. Samantha Power altruism pure country I'm going to Washington on a fateful, even historic, mission. I feel that I am an emissary of all Israel's citizens, even those who do not agree with me, and of the entire Jewish people Samantha Power citizens israel people The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights. Samantha Power government rights country One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve. Samantha Power president faces needs My kids are my salvation.... It's a delight to walk in and get charged by a five-year-old and a two-year-old. That'll make you forget the darkness. Samantha Power darkness forget kids When dictators feel their support slipping among adults, it is not unusual for them to alter school textbooks in the hope of enlisting impressionable youths in their cause. Samantha Power support causes school Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs. Samantha Power public-service affair people India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability. Samantha Power accountability innovation technology As a journalist, I've felt as if it's a privilege that people share their stories and want you to be the messenger.... Even in my current job, when I go abroad, I'm racing to get back to the president and the secretary to share what I've seen. Samantha Power racing president people We need to deter the Palestinians in any way we can. Samantha Power palestinian way needs 'Acting as if...' I decided, ridiculously in retrospect, that my experience covering women's volleyball for my college newspaper was sufficient for me to at least try to become a war correspondent. Samantha Power volleyball college war 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 reform keys giving I was working in the same building as U.S. News & World Report, and I banged on the door and said, "I'm ready to go." And they said, "What's your combat experience?" I said, "Does my parents' divorce count? It was pretty rough." Then they said, "What's your reporting experience?" And I said, "I covered the women's volleyball team in college exceptionally well." The guy was like, "You are so not ready to be a war correspondent." Samantha Power volleyball team war Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment. Samantha Power catalyst terrorist standing International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police. Samantha Power police government military I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia. Samantha Power agree-upon russia thinking My second epiphany came as an intern at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The man I worked for was consumed with what was going on in Bosnia. And the more I knew [about it] the more saddened I was. There were these images of emaciated men behind barbed wire.... It was like, I've got to find a way to do something. Samantha Power carnegie wire men
