Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker prioritizes domestic stability as the foundation for foreign policy.
- In plain terms
- The best foreign policy is having a good government at home.
- What can you take from it?
- Fix internal issues before managing external ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Must home policy always come first?
- What is good government?
Another view
This view may ignore complex international threats needing immediate action.
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