Foreign policy deals across time as well as space. - William Pfaff

These choices by small countries are vital for them, but may be more momentous than commonly understood for others as well, including the major powers, who presumptuously believe they are in control of events.

A great nation's foreign policy involves power, money, trade, oil and arms, but it proeeds from ideas.

Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do so, and that scandalizes Americans.