Neither nature, experience, nor probability informs these lists of ‘entitlements’, which are — Jeane Kirkpatrick
[The American position at the UN is] essentially impotent, without influence, heavily — Jeane Kirkpatrick
The speed with which armies collapse, bureaucracies abdicate, and social structures dissolve — Jeane Kirkpatrick
Cultural constraints condition and limit our choices, shaping our characters with their — Jeane Kirkpatrick
Power … is not an end in itself, but is an instrument that must be used toward an end. — Jeane Kirkpatrick
The absence of utopianism in the Constitution, law, and traditional political culture — Jeane Kirkpatrick
Tyranny and anarchy are alike incompatible with freedom, security, and the enjoyment — Jeane Kirkpatrick
For all their faults, right-wing authoritarian regimes more easily accept democratic reforms — Jeane Kirkpatrick