In Iran, there is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no independent judiciary, no free elections. There is no freedom of religion - not even for Shiites, who are forced by Irans theocracy to adhere to one narrow set of official rules.

As the Palestinian leadership never seems to pay any penalty for its words, America's seriousness about the peace process is in doubt.

There are examples of fraternal dictatorships, or one, anyway: the passing of power from Fidel to Raul Castro.

The way for the Palestinians to get a state is to go ahead and build it.

The ransoming of captives has been practiced by Jews for many centuries and has been regarded as a greater obligation than charity for the poor.

I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about.

When you work in the White House you talk to the White House staff all day, so you're talking to the guy who handles the congressional liaison and the guy who's handling domestic politics and the guy who's handling the American economy and so forth.