Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century.

Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility. I do not like to be unkind.

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.

Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering high morale and community of purpose. The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in human history.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.