The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.

I think that America is a part of the world, that we want to cooperate with the world. We are not the dominant power in the world, that everyone falls in behind us. But we want to reach out and cooperate.

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

For most of mankind, the average person knew what was happening in his own village and the next one, and nothing beyond that, and he didn't care, so that leaders were able to guide their countries almost irrespective of what people really thought because they weren't involved in it. Now, everybody knows what's happening instantaneously.

Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.

Information technology has politicized the world's population.

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.