Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a general shrinking of the democratic space. Samantha Power decreasedeferdemocratic share on social
Foreign policy is an explicitly amoral enterprise. Samantha Power amoralenterpriseexplicitly Change image and share on social
The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be. Samantha Power americancleargive Change image and share on social
I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with. Samantha Power makeoldpeople Change image and share on social
In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore. Samantha Power bushelectiongeorge Change image and share on social
The story of U.S. policy during the genocide in Rwanda is not a story of willful complicity with evil. U.S. officials did not sit around and conspire to allow genocide to happen. Samantha Power complicityconspireevil Change image and share on social
Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere. Samantha Power abusecarrydecide Change image and share on social
What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid. Samantha Power avoiddarfurgovernment Change image and share on social
I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document. Samantha Power constitutiondocumentgood Change image and share on social
In many college classes, laptops depict split screens - notes from a class, and then a range of parallel stimulants: NBA playoff statistics on ESPN.com, a flight home on Expedia, a new flirtation on Facebook. Samantha Power classcollegedepict share on social
