I want to make sure that, not only in the Republican Party but in the body politic as a whole, people are aware of threats that remain to the United States. – John Bolton
The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself. – John Bolton
I don’t think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn’t gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it. – John Bolton
Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century – freedom against Communism – so too it is largely on the sidelines in our contemporary struggles against international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. – John Bolton
You don’t need to spend tens of millions of dollars on political consultants to tell you what you think when you already know what you think. – John Bolton
There’s no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference. – John Bolton
You know, as somebody who writes op-eds and appears on the television, I appreciate as well as anybody that… there is a limit to what that accomplishes. – John Bolton
If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in the region. – John Bolton
Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States. – John Bolton
I’m obviously aware that people are quite focused on the economy rather than foreign policy issues, but that is something that should and can be altered as people see the nature of the threats around the world that we face. – John Bolton
A lot of people have said to me, ‘That’s a great idea, running for president. You’ll get booked for more speeches. You can write a book.’ – John Bolton
I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command. – John Bolton
I’ve been in the government bureaucracy, I’ve practiced law, I’ve done a lot of different things. – John Bolton
