The main division in the world is between democratic and undemocratic countries.

Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule.

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

The less oil the world uses, the less important the region that has so much of it becomes.

The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.

All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides.