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

I do not stand on protocol. If you just call me Excellency, it will be okay.

Access to natural resources can become a question of survival for many states.

Realism in foreign policy is made up of a clear set of values, since difficult foreign policy decisions are often decided with the narrowest of majorities. Without any sense of what is right and wrong, one would drown in a flood of difficult and pragmatic decisions.

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

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.

Of course, in principle, they're against it. We are the ones that keep asking them what they think about it. I think their basic concern is a land-based missile defense of Taiwan hooked into the American communications and other systems, which in effect would make Taiwan then an outpost of the United States. That is a concern they frequently express. A missile defense shield of the United States, while they may not like it, it is not a big obstacle to our relationship.