I think it's dangerous to be optimistic.

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch.

...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight

In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives

If one is talking to a finance minister of a poor country, moral arguments tend not to get very far. But if you can argue that their country is going to grow 2 percent faster per year if they can just harness the power of the female half of the population more effectively, that is an argument they consider.