There is an absolutely fundamental hostility on the part of totalitarian regimes toward religion.

For all their faults, right-wing authoritarian regimes more easily accept democratic reforms than left-wing totalitarian states.

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

And I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger

I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions.

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

There is an absolutely fundamental hostility on the part of totalitarian regimes toward religion.