I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.

Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.

One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve.

There's something beautiful about working in the one place in the world where the world is present, like United Nations. Otherwise, one would have to go to each of these countries to negotiate.

I was interning in the CBS sports affiliate in Atlanta with Robin Roberts.... I was taking notes on a Braves-Padres game, and on the live feed came footage of these kids protesting and getting crushed during the Tiananmen Square uprising in China in 1989. In that moment I became like a lot of young people in this country today, horrified and inspired but confused as to what I might do.

Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt.

Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.