The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America's past success are still here to be tapped.

- Michael Mandelbaum

The real threat to world stability is not too much American power. It is too little American power.

- Michael Mandelbaum

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics…

- Michael Mandelbaum

American power confers benefits on most inhabitants of the planet, even on many who dislike it and some who actively oppose it, because the United St…

- Michael Mandelbaum

First of all, the world criticizes American foreign policy because Americans criticize American foreign policy. We shouldn't be surprised about that.…

- Michael Mandelbaum

While analogies are useful, however, they can also be misleading. They smuggle in assumptions that can be wrong.

- Michael Mandelbaum

The United States doesn't do what it does in the world for altruistic reasons. Nobody set out to be the world's government.

- Michael Mandelbaum

Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.

- Michael Mandelbaum

In my experience, it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows. But serious books get a serious hearing, as well as a funny one, on…

- Michael Mandelbaum