I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

We have struggled with terrorism for a long time. In the Reagan administration, I was a hawk on the subject. I said terrorism is a big problem, a different problem, and we have to take forceful action against it. Fortunately, Ronald Reagan agreed with me, but not many others did.

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

World Affairs Councils are great organizations. They help keep people throughout our country alive to important developments in world affairs and underscore that, in the country, we stay engaged and we are part of the world.

It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye.

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.