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" Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as our policies on foreign aid. "

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" I'm motivated by creating a level playing field for the world so that the weak have a chance. "

" Pakistan is riddled with problems that are rooted in the disproportionate power of the state. Aid has only boosted that power. "

" We should encourage governments to be sustained by citizens' taxes - that is, democracies. Democracies will be enduring allies of America. "

" The rapid proliferation of cell phones in Afghanistan proves that anything that adds value to people's lives spreads like brushfire - and commerce is certainly a force that could add value for Afghanis. "

" When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier. "

" The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce. "

" A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan. "

" The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on some dirt side road. "

" China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the direction of wind power. "

" In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The work pays them a salary; the salary allows them to pay for the car over time. The car pays for itself. "

" Just as entrepreneurs developed America, they can develop other countries, too. "

" Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources. "

" Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed. "