We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.

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

Just as the Russians and the Soviets didn't manage to wipe out languages in Lithuania, neither have they managed to wipe out religion to the extent that we had feared.

History is a better guide than good intentions.

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal

It was not malaise we suffered from; it was Jimmy Carter - and Walter Mondale.

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