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John Bolton

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John Bolton is the kind of thinker who lets the words do the talking — and they talk volumes. Whether reflecting on War or Government, John Bolton brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 12 quotes by John Bolton that cover ground from War, Government, Freedom, Politics, and Peace. As John Bolton put it: "Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom."

“There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.”

— John Bolton

Patriotism

All Quotes by John Bolton

“Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.”

— John Bolton

War

“It's very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative.”

— John Bolton

Politics

“I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command.”

— John Bolton

War

“Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.”

— John Bolton

Freedom

“There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.”

— John Bolton

Patriotism

“I'm not sure history has ended.”

— John Bolton

History

“My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.”

— John Bolton

Best

“People say you favor assassination, what do you think war is? Except that it's assassination on a much larger scale, a much more horrific scale.”

— John Bolton

War

“Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century - freedom against Communism - so too it is largely on the sidelines in our contemporary struggles against international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”

— John Bolton

Freedom

“The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself.”

— John Bolton

Peace