History is written backwards but lived forwards.

Often if you don't speak up, whatever you thought was stupid to say some man would say and then everyone would say 'as he said'.

There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.

The reason I made women's issues central to American foreign policy, was not because I was a feminist, but because we know that societies are more stable if women are politically and economically empowered.

Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.