It is not often that nations learn from the past,even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.

The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions.

In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.

The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

I would have said, before the World Trade Center events, that he would try to get a normal relationship with China - making clear to China what the limits are of what America can accept, but also showing understanding for some of Chinese necessities. I thought he was moving towards the position that I have more or less advocated.