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

I think China will do nothing to obstruct it, and they probably will go along with it.

At any rate, mutually assured destruction was never our policy.

An expert is someone who articulates the needs of those in power.

We are used to dealing with problems that have a solution and that can be solved in a finite period. But we're at the beginning of a long period of adjustment that does not have a clear-cut terminal point, and in which our wisdom and sophistication and understanding has to be one of the key elements.

[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.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.