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

Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.

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

Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

I wouldn't say it's a split. It's a difference of emphasis. It does exist between, I would say, the State Department and the Defense Department.