For the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

In a diplomatic negotiation, you always meet the same the other side all the time. Even if you should succeed in outsmarting him or in pressuring him, it only sets up a cycle in which he will try to get even.

The emergence of a unified Europe is one of the most revolutionary events of our time.

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

Countries do not assume burdens because it is fair, only because it is necessary.

I know Hillary Clinton as a person. And as a personal friend, I would say yes, she'd be a good president. But she'd put me under a great conflict of interest if she were a candidate because I intend to support the Republicans.