I don't think we should pay people to fight terrorism. I would be amazed if they asked for anything in return.

John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest.

I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression.

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

In a nuclear war, even if one side were to come out ahead by systems analytical standards, both sides would be so weakened, that it would - they would be in the position of Europe after the two World Wars.

Statesmen think in terms of history and view society as an organism. Prophets are different since they believe absolute aims can be achieved in the foreseeable future. More people have been killed by crusaders than by statesmen.

Now we have a whole series of problems - energy, environment, proliferation - which go beyond the nation. And we also know that a conflict between major powers would be a catastrophe for which there is no compensation in anything you can gain.