Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

In general, my rule is find out where your heart is, then speak from the heart. People know the difference between that and something scripted.

The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites.

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

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