I'm a political scientist and I study these things, and I know that economic problems, with the rising unemployment and inflation and low productivity and so forth, were a factor in that election, in that defeat of President Carter. Jeane Kirkpatrick carterdefeateconomic share on social
I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican administration. I was an intellectual in a world of bureaucrats. I talked differently. This may have made me a bit like an ink blot. Jeane Kirkpatrick administrationbiteblot Change image and share on social
I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity. Jeane Kirkpatrick americanclearcompatible share on social
I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest. Jeane Kirkpatrick buildcontestdetente share on social
Just as the Russians and the Soviets didn't manage to wipe out languages in Lithuania, neither have they managed to wipe out religion to the extent that we had feared. Jeane Kirkpatrick extentfearlanguage Change image and share on social
I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions. Jeane Kirkpatrick concludefundamentalhuman Change image and share on social
Look, I don't even agree with myself at times. Jeane Kirkpatrick agreetime Change image and share on social
There is an absolutely fundamental hostility on the part of totalitarian regimes toward religion. Jeane Kirkpatrick absolutelyfundamentalhostility Change image and share on social
Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected. Jeane Kirkpatrick badlydemocratelect Change image and share on social
We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace. Jeane Kirkpatrick conflictpartypeace Change image and share on social
