Even a paranoid can have enemies.

We first became conscious of the plane publicly on a Monday. I thought then by the weekend it would be done. But then the Chinese military, the defense minister made a statement saying that if there was no apology from the United States, the Chinese military and the Chinese people would never understand. No reference to the government or the Communist Party, and that obviously presented an internal problem to the Chinese leadership, which was travelling at that moment.

The one thing man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by a World Government, a New World Order.

I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern for me.

The position is that stability and peace in Asia depend on a cooperative relationship between China and the United States.

In my view, there's no doubt that the Soviets had infinitely greater trouble holding their structure together than we did.

The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.