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.

There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

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

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

Nothing ever gets settled in this town (Washington). It's not like running a company or even a university. It's a seething debating society, in which the debate never stops; in which people never give up, including me, and that's the atmosphere in which you administer.