I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity

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

Society has never barred women from bread-winning roles, but only from economic roles that are profitable and respectable.

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural experience teaches us not simply that people have different beliefs, but that people seek meaning and understand themselves in some sense as members of a cosmos ruled by God.

A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.

Mr. President, we've taken off our "Kick Me" sign.

Tyranny and anarchy are alike incompatible with freedom, security, and the enjoyment of opportunity.