Walter Russell Mead Quotes

• Lo que empieza en arrogancia suele acabar en vergüenza.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Arrogance, Shame, Ends

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• This very individualistic form of Protestant Christianity that became so basic in English and then American life is to a large degree responsible for the historical success of Britain and America.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Britain And America, Historical, Degrees

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• Unlike some, I don't claim to hold the mystic key to the future. But judging from past events, it seems to me that those who want to prophesy the imminent end of America's unique global role have a harder case to make than those who think we will limp on for a while, making a mess of things as usual.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Unique, Past, Thinking

  "Seven questions for Walter Russell Mead". The Economist Interview, www.economist.com. January 16, 2010.

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• The American people are extraordinarily comfortable, affluent, and secure. It's easy for us to make the argument that God's purpose is being fulfilled through history and through the rise of American power. And to some degree, it probably is.

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  People, Degrees, Purpose

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• There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Successful, Iraq, Progress

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• Las esperanzas de Carter murieron cuando la Unión Soviética invadió Afganistán y acabó teniendo que dar marcha atrás en su política e iniciar la escalada militar que continuó Reagan. El Sr. Obama se vería obligado a volver a la guerra contra el terror si los grupos terroristas llevan a cabo suficientes atentados dañinos o aterradores como para forzar que esta cuestión pase a primer plano.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Military, War, Issues

  "Seven questions for Walter Russell Mead". The Economist Interview, www.economist.com. January 16, 2010.

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• Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Años, América, Gente

  "Seven questions for Walter Russell Mead". The Economist Interview, www.economist.com. January 16, 2010.

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• The historian assesses that the investment of the wealthy classes in the Bank of England wedded them to the fate of the nation as a whole and to the maintenance of its stability.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Fate, Class, Maintenance

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• Cuando Edward Gibbon escribía sobre la caída del Imperio Romano a finales del siglo XVIII, podía argumentar que el transporte no había cambiado desde la antigüedad. Un mensajero imperial por las calzadas romanas podía ir de Roma a Londres más rápido en el año 100 d.C. que en 1750. Pero en 1850, y aún más evidentemente hoy, todo eso ha cambiado.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Caída, Escritura, Roma

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• The Arab states don't seem to do a good job of providing for their own people, so I am not sure why they would suddenly develop an ability to help the Palestinians.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Empleo, Personas, Ayuda

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• We Americans look at the last 300 years of history, and we basically see a world that's getting better and better. The rule of freedom expands. The economy develops. We have risen to become the world's greatest power.

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  Years, Get Better, Looks

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• Es una especie de estímulo para el ego, del mismo modo que la victoria de Egipto en la guerra de 1973, en las primeras fases, fue un estímulo. Pero cuando hablé con la gente no me di cuenta de que la guerra de Irak se considerara el principal problema en las relaciones árabe-estadounidenses.

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  Uplifting, War, Winning

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• Jordan is the only Arab state that has provided citizenship to Palestinian refugees and integrated them. But something has to be done about the Palestinians living in refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Done, Lebanon, Jordan

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• Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Leadership, Easy, Harder

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