Our land of new promise will be a nation that meets its obligations, a nation that balances its budget, but never loses the balance of its values.

North Koreans are irrational to some extent, but I don't think they're totally irrational. I think they watch American cable channels. I think they watch the European cable channels. I think they, their decision makers keep up more than we know. And I think they want us to think they're a little crazy.

There are a lot of very brilliant people who believe that the nation-state is fast becoming a relic of the past.

I think that most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination of our entire policy on imprisonment...Our imprisonment policies are counterproductive.

Anyone can want something; it's those who believe in their goals that achieve.

The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow.

So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.