America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.

We can't make China a friend, but we can behave to make them an enemy.

Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

I think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.

I believe the Chinese are gradually realizing that they're dependent on the system that, as they run out of energy, for example, they have to reach out to foreign sources for energy, for raw materials. They have to reach out to the world for markets. They have to export. They have to maintain full employment. They've got a terrible population problem. So they need a stable world, in a way.

The Iraqi elections were an important first step.