We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace. Jeane Kirkpatrick More Quotes by Jeane Kirkpatrick More Quotes From Jeane Kirkpatrick Neither nature, experience, nor probability informs these lists of 'entitlements', which are subject to no constraints except those of the mind and appetite of their authors. Jeane Kirkpatrick entitlementlistsmind And I think detente had manifestly failed, and that the pursuit of it was encouraging Soviet expansion and rendering the world more dangerous, and especially rendering the Western world in greater peril. Jeane Kirkpatrick expansionworldthinking There is no pure free-market economy. Jeane Kirkpatrick market-economyfree-marketeconomy In the years just before... during the Carter years, the Soviets regularly violated, if you will, both the spirit and theletter of arms control agreements, I think, that they had negotiated during the period of detente. Jeane Kirkpatrick agreementyearsthinking [The American position at the UN is] essentially impotent, without influence, heavily outvoted, and isolated. Jeane Kirkpatrick isolatedinfluencegovernment I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest Jeane Kirkpatrick militarymeanbelieve I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred Jeane Kirkpatrick assumingdemocracygovernment And I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger Jeane Kirkpatrick doubtbelievepeople Solidarity was the movement that turned the direction of history, I think. Jeane Kirkpatrick solidaritymovementthinking Maturity is when we live by the truths that are in our heart and soul, truths we believe to be right for us. Jeane Kirkpatrick maturityheartbelieve Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is nothing more concrete than dealing with babies, burps and bottles, frogs and mud. Jeane Kirkpatrick morenothingimportanttruth
