America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist.

It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation.

In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

It is not often that nations learn from the past,even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.

Our greatest foreign policy problem is our divisions at home. Our greatest foreign policy need is national cohesion and a return to the awareness that in foreign policy we are all engaged in a common national endeavor.

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