Top 149 Quotes by Stephen Kinzer

About Stephen Kinzer

These are some quotes by American author Stephen Kinzer Author, who was born on August 4, 1951.

King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance between the two powers.

King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance between the two powers.

Stephen Kinzer

No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran.

No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran.

Stephen Kinzer

No one will ever be able to say what the comandantes would have done with their historic opportunity in Nicaragua if they had not been confronted with civil war.

No one will ever be able to say what the comandantes would have done with their historic opportunity in Nicaragua if they had not been confronted with civil war.

Stephen Kinzer

The United States is holding hundreds of suspected terrorists in prisons at Guantanamo and elsewhere. Many are locked up indefinitely. They have not been tried or even charged with any crime.

The United States is holding hundreds of suspected terrorists in prisons at Guantanamo and elsewhere. Many are locked up indefinitely. They have not been tried or even charged with any crime.

Stephen Kinzer

The history of Chechnya is one of imperialism gone terribly wrong. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Chechens were among the few peoples to fend off Mongol conquerors, but at a terrible cost. Turks, Persians, and Russians sought to seize Chechnya, and it was finally absorbed into the Russian Empire in 1859.

Stephen Kinzer

Some major American publishing houses still seek work by foreign writers.

Some major American publishing houses still seek work by foreign writers.

Stephen Kinzer

Samarkand, with its magnificent mosques, tombs and dazzling ensembles of ceramic tiles, is still one of the world's most awe-inspiring cities.

Samarkand, with its magnificent mosques, tombs and dazzling ensembles of ceramic tiles, is still one of the world's most awe-inspiring cities.

Stephen Kinzer

The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that would throw thousands out of work.

The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that would throw thousands out of work.

Stephen Kinzer

The reason that Americans have not been able to see the great strategic benefit that could accrue from a closer relationship with Iran is emotion.

The reason that Americans have not been able to see the great strategic benefit that could accrue from a closer relationship with Iran is emotion.

Stephen Kinzer

The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States.

The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States.

Stephen Kinzer

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