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" Because America is a democracy, public support for presidential foreign-policy decisions is essential. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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" The Cold War did end in the victory of one side and in the defeat of the other. This reality cannot be denied, despite the understandable sensitivities that such a conclusion provokes among the tenderhearted in the West and some of the former leaders of the defeated side. "

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" I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands. "

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" Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context. "

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" Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom. "

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" The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither party is excessively ideological in its orientation; and both parties recognize that they really need mutual accommodation. "

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" If we slide into a pattern of just thinking about today, we'll end up reacting to yesterday instead of shaping something more constructive in the world. "

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" I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety? "

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" If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran? "

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" Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems. "

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" Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events. "

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" As America's nuclear strategic monopoly faded, the United States sought to create advantages elsewhere, notably in the peaceful cooperation between the United States and communist China under Deng Xiaoping. "

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" The 'war on terror' has created a culture of fear in America. "

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" Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership. "

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" Palestinian terrorism has to be rejected and condemned, yes. But it should not be translated defacto into a policy of support for a really increasingly brutal repression, colonial settlements and a new wall. "

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" I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to our men and women who are heroically sacrificing their lives in our defense. Do we really need all of that for our security? "

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" We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists. "

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" Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset. "

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