So we don't need more top-down economics. We've tried that theory. We've seen what happens. We can't afford to go back to it.

We are defined not by our borders but by our bonds.

Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.

Yes to trade, but trade that ensures that these other countries that trade with us aren't engaging in child labor.

Part of the power of the Internet is that information flows out there and it's generally not censored and it's generally not controlled by any single authority.

Sometimes slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.

The thing that has disturbed me most about the Russian hacking episode is - and the thing that surprised me most has not been the fact of Russian hacking. The cyber world is full of information gathering, you know, propaganda, et cetera. I have been concerned about the degree to which, in some circles, you've seen people suggest that Vladimir Putin has more credibility than the U.S. government. I think that's something new.