The United Nations is an indispensable but deeply flawed organization. It is valuable to the United States, and the United States is invaluable to it. We need to reform it.
Richard HolbrookeNothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.
Richard HolbrookeThe World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.
Richard HolbrookeThere is a split between Muslims who want to practice their faith in peace and tolerance with other religions and other people, and these extreme, radical fundamentalists who have shown a total lack of tolerance for people with different views, starting with people who they don't think are good Muslims, and going on to include Christians and Jews.
Richard Holbrooke