We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.
Jeane KirkpatrickAnd I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger
Jeane KirkpatrickVietnam presumably taught us that the United States could not serve as the world's policeman; it should also have taught us the dangers of trying to be the world's midwife to democracy when the birth is scheduled to take place under conditions of guerrilla war.
Jeane Kirkpatrick