President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.

American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term.

We need to find means for cooperation.

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.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.

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