One has to remember that every progress that has been made towards peace in the Middle East has come under American leadership.

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

I believe that without Watergate we would have had an extraordinary period of success with a strong Nixon and a still vital Brezhnev in power.

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

I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy.

History is the memory of States.

Our concern for human rights comes to the fore when there are gross violations of human decencies. Then other countries, including China, must recognize that this affects the American attitude towards their country. But towards what precise institutions will it evolve? I think we ought to leave something to history.