Francisco Largos Caballero Quotes

Historically, we were always complaining about others interfering in our domestic and national issues.

Are we Uncle Sam or Uncle Sucker?

Tell the Arch-Duchess that she may boss her own immigrants, but she can't boss the American consul.

Why don’t you ask us to grant you bases?

Non-recognition of the Soviet Government indicates no lack of sympathy for Russia, nor of appreciation of the fine qualities of the Russian people …. We earnestly hope for a reborn democratic Russia to which we can lend assistance without stint.

It is always convenient for a self-consciously nationalistic government to cry out against “outside interference” when anything goes wrong.

It is totally unacceptable for a government to interfere in the internal affairs of another government and send aid, money, and weapons, to the people who are against a certain regime in another country.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Bush will keep up that policy that gives the United State the role of promoting freedom in the world.

In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue.

In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the world the example of a free society enjoying its freedom to the fullest.

The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

I wish Obama would focus on governing the United States and would forget his country's imperialist pretensions.

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

When the Egyptians decide something, probably it is not appropriate for the U.S. When the Americans decide something, this, of course, is not appropriate for Egypt.

Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator?

American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.

Throughout history, ambassadors have always been symbolic incarnations of the sovereignty of their nations and the dignity of their leaders.

I think it's very important that the United States keeps out of the local electoral process in Mexico.

It kind of scares me, the notion that we're going to be injecting ourselves into other countries' affairs when they're not posing a threat to our security. I wouldn't be telling Israel what to do.

I'm tired of the U.S. getting involved in every country's individual disputes.

I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. Those who want to come and help are welcome. Those who come to interfere and destroy are not.

I don’t like to see our flag torn down and trampled upon anywhere in the world and I think most Americans agree with me on that. I don’t like to see American citizens pushed around and there’s no good reason for letting it happen

The claims of no people, according to established policy and usage, are respected by any nation, until they are presented in a national capacity.