This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or defense, military action or stopping the money flows or whatever, but the really difficult part is integrating all aspects of the policy, and I think she put a lot of emphasis on that.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.