I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.

Even a paranoid can have enemies.

The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.

The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its determination to continue to be a world power.

Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.

They [American forces] are there as an expression of the American national interest to prevent the Iranian combination of imperialism and fundamentalist ideology from dominating a region on which the energy supplies of the industrial democracies depend.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.