I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.

Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.

I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on 9/11. You have to learn from the past but not be imprisoned by it. You need to take counsel of history but never be imprisoned by it.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

It's an improvisation on a theme. You know where you want to go, but you don't know how to get there. It's not linear.

I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.

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