The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

Forgiving is one of the most difficult things for a human being to do, but I think it means looking at some slight you feel, putting yourself in the position of the other person, and wiping away any sort of resentment and antagonism you feel toward them. Then let that other person know that everything is perfectly friendly and normal between you.

The North Korean Communists are implacably pursuing their military buildup in defiance of the international trend toward rapprochement and of the stark reality of the Korean situation, as well as of the long-cherished aspiration of the 50 million Koreans. The North Koreans have already constructed a number of underground invasion tunnels across the Demilitarized Zone.

We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.

The world is safer without Saddam [Hussein]. Certainly the people of Iraq are better without Saddam.

War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

It's important to meet with the people who can shape future events, and who might be causing a current problem. And to ignore them means that the problem will continue.