What China would do, I cannot predict. China has all but given up the claim to the use of force, except in the circumstance of Taiwan declaring its independence. That is a huge step forward over what the situation was many years ago.

Every success is usually an admission ticket to a new set of decisions.

It is steady, reliable, tough. It never yields to panic. It is never defeated one-sidedly. It achieves everything attainable by character and tenacity.

I think a resumption of the Cold War would be a historic tragedy. If a conflict is avoidable, on a basis reflecting morality and security, one should try to avoid it.

Henceforth the adequacy of any military establishment will be tested by its ability to preserve the peace.

Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries haven't seen.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.