The United States doesn't do what it does in the world for altruistic reasons. Nobody set out to be the world's government.
Michael MandelbaumFootball is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome.
Michael MandelbaumThe American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.
Michael Mandelbaum