I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get.

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story.

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

I do believe that is a template that I stick very strongly to to tell the truth in an increasing swelter of lies and misinformation and disinformation.

There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral you are an accomplice. Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing.

I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.