Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately.

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

Well, he keeps saying that, and as defense secretary, of course he has to think of a lot of potential enemies. I do not think it's a wise course to articulate this or to base our policy on it. And I do not see under modern circumstances what we would be fighting about.

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the bleeding will not end.

If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.

In my life, I have almost always been on the side of active foreign policy. But you need to know with whom you are cooperating. You need reliable partners.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.