Hunger, disease and poverty can lead to global instability and leave a vacuum for extremism to fill. So instead of just managing poverty, we must offer nations and people a pathway out of poverty. And as president I've made development a pillar of our foreign policy, alongside diplomacy and defense.
Barack ObamaWhat is certainly true is that the United States has to have a presence to promote the values that we care about.
Barack ObamaHillary Clinton has been in politics for the same reason I am - because we can improve other people's lives by doing this work.
Barack Obama