No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time.

Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

[The New World Order] cannot happen without U.S. participation, as we are the most significant single component. Yes, there will be a New World Order, and it will force the United States to change it's perceptions.

I have great respect for the Taiwanese. They have done an extraordinary job. But it was not a sustainable position to say that the legitimate government of China resides in Taiwan, which at that time didn't have much contact with the mainland.

What we in America call terrorists are really groups of people that reject the international system

In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.