Richard Grenell Quotes

Richard Grenell

Profession : Diplomat

Birth : September 18, 1966

Diplomacy and coalition-building are hard work and not easy for any president.

Richard Grenell

The money from wealthy nations to confront some very real global poverty and economic issues is largely given out of guilt.

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Many developing nations have such severe debt and budget problems that the money given by developed nations will never be spent the way it is intended.

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Overstating America's issues doesn't make us relatable; it makes others' issues easily dismissable.

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California Democrats are out to kill the American dream by ridiculing the commitment to hard work.

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While the Obama White House is completely incompetent and weak, they know how to spin everyday Americans.

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The Washington media crowd, including conservative media, preaches to the choir of news junkies.

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Millions of people walk into the voting booth and vote for someone they like.

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I think President Obama is weak, bored with the office, and an incompetent leader.

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While migration is inevitable, the fact remains that most people leave their homes to escape violence and the certain persecution that comes from it.

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The U.N. and other international bodies, along with wealthier nations, could manage the unavoidable migration from poorer countries if there were greater focus on stopping the larger chaos created by leaders who finance and support terrorism in the name of Islam.

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The deplorable Syrian refugee crisis was created because Syrian President Bashar al-Assad started a war on his people, and the international community refused to confront him.

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Consistent conservatives should frame their views in accordance with the fundamental belief that individuals, not governments, have the right to determine the course of their own lives.

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Fellow conservatives, particularly within the Republican Party, typically do a good job arguing against totalitarian, one-size-fits-all approaches to policy. What works for a family in New York City might not work in Jenison, Michigan, or Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Parents, not governments, should decide what is best for their family.

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Consistent conservatives believe people should keep more of the money they work so hard to earn - not because the vulnerable don't deserve assistance, but because individuals can and will make better and more effective financial and charitable choices with their money than government bureaucrats.

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Politically motivated lawsuits and prosecutions cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

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Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers.

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