I used to tell the story about as a young man in high school one of the professors came in and put a broad white sheet on the board with a dot in the right hand corner and said, "Boys, what do you see?" And we all shouted, a black dot. He stood back and said, "not a single one of you saw the broad white sheet, you all saw the black dot." He went on to tell us to focus on the broader picture, don't focus on the negative.

A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities.

On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, let us pay tribute to the men and women from countries across the world who serve selflessly, tirelessly and fearlessly in UN peacekeeping operations. Let us remember the heroes who have laid down their lives in lands far from their own in the service of peace. And let us reaffirm our commitment to building a world free from the scourge of war.

To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council.

If you are neutral in a situation where one side is patently being mistreated, the conclusion is that you're siding with this wrong.

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

Justice has taken its course and the authority and legitimacy of the legal process must be respected.