If one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence came back today, he would not be surprised about what Americans were saying and believing and articulating in their public statements. It would all sound rather familiar.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

U.S. foreign policy is in every area impacted by ethnic groups of one sort or another as well as economic groups and regional groups.

Since the revolution of the 18th century, America has basically had an ideology of liberal democracy and constitutionalism.

I don't think that the Israeli lobby is unique. It may differ from the others in the extent by which it is focused on just one issue, which is the survival of Israel, which is understandable, and promoting Israeli development and aid to Israel, and so forth and so on.

Every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.