What Secretary Ash Carter is looking at is the constant pressure that Russia's putting on our European allies. The way that Russia is trying to move the boundaries of the post-World War II Europe. The way that he is trying to set European countries against one another, seizing territory, holding it in Crimea. Beginning to explore whether they could make some inroads in the Baltics.

Like the railroads that brought us together in the 19th century, these trails will bring us together in the 20th and 21st centuries. (at launch of the National Millennium Trails Program, 1999)

Donald Trump is a person who has been very cavalier, even casual about the use of nuclear weapons.

I am determined that we're going to get the economy really moving again, building on the progress, but never going back to what got us in trouble in the first place.

A man you can bait with a Tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

I had often joked in my speeches that I had imaginary conversations with Mrs. Roosevelt to solicit her advice on a range of subjects. It's actually a useful mental exercise to help analyze problems, provided you choose the right person to visualize. Eleanor Roosevelt was ideal.