And I think detente had manifestly failed, and that the pursuit of it was encouraging Soviet expansion and rendering the world more dangerous, and especially rendering the Western world in greater peril.

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal

Power ... is not an end in itself, but is an instrument that must be used toward an end.

When the San Francisco Democrats treat foreign affairs as an afterthought, as they did, they behaved less like a dove or a hawk than like an ostrich - convinced it could shut out the world by hiding its head in the sand.

Maturity is when we live by the truths that are in our heart and soul, truths we believe to be right for us.

What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving.

Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.