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

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

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

The real point is that totalitarian regimes have claimed jurisdiction over the whole person, and the whole society, and they don't at all believe that we should give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.

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.

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

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