Solidarity was the movement that turned the direction of history, I think.

Cultural constraints condition and limit our choices, shaping our characters with their imperatives.

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

When the Soviet Union walked out of arms control negotiations, and refused even to discuss the issues, the San Francisco Democrats didn't blame Soviet intransigence. They blamed the United States.

History is a better guide than good intentions.

Straying off course is not recognized as a capital crime by civilized nations.

I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican administration. I was an intellectual in a world of bureaucrats. I talked differently. This may have made me a bit like an ink blot.