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The great mystery is why robots come off so well in science-fiction films when the human characters are often so astoundingly wooden.


John Podhoretz

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JOHN BOLTON North Korea is going to get away with keeping its nuclear weapons.
JOHN BOLTON I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three...
JOHN BOLTON A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get...
JOHN BOLTON The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving.
JOHN BOLTON I don't do carrots.
JOHN BOLTON My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that sma...
JOHN BOLTON Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.
JOHN BOLTON Reform is not a one-night stand.
JOHN BOLTON I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because t...
JOHN BOLTON There is no such thing as the United Nations.
JOHN BOLTON Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States...
JOHN BOLTON There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuin...
JOHN BOLTON We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing ...
JOHN BOLTON There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 ...
JOHN BOLTON In the United States, there is a broadly shared view that the U.N. is one of many potential instrume...
JOHN BOLTON