“Foreigners, please keep out of our problem; we will solve those problems ourselves.”— Robert Mugabe, ewn.co.za
“Prison is predicated on the idea of social & physical isolation from society. When you can’t hear the voices or listen to the stories of those incarcerated it’s easy to make them into something they’re not.”— Clint Smith, twitter.com
“Germany wishes to be a country that lends its contribution in the future to solve the problems of the world together, we think that shutting ourselves off and isolating ourselves will not lead us into a good future. Protectionism is not the proper answer.”— Angela Merkel, cnbc.com
“I myself have never been an isolationist. I favor the very opposite of isolation: diplomacy, free trade, and freedom of travel. The real isolationists are those who impose sanctions and embargoes on countries and peoples across the globe because they disagree with the internal and foreign policies o…”— Ron Paul, ronpaul.com
“I think the reality is you can see that countries in the world that isolate themselves, it’s not good for their people.”— Tim Cook, wsj.com