
American leadership is essential for ourselves and for others.
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VA-RFormer governors

American leadership is essential for ourselves and for others.

The United States intends to be helpful to all parties concerned in promoting an amicable resolution of the withdrawal issue.

We reserve our right to act unilaterally when that is necessary.

Today, the traffic across that bridge is brisk and crowded indeed.

The United States intends to remain engaged and to lead.

I feel a great deal of respect and affinity for the Prime Minister.

We can envision an era of increasing peace.

The United States will, must, remain actively engaged in the world.

I have followed the work of the United Nations throughout my life, with admiration for its accomplishments, with sadness for its failures, and conviction that through common effort our generation can take the bold steps needed to redeem…

Most Somalis are living in peace, are living in harmony, are working at reestablishing a normal life.

Democracy is rooted in compromise, not conquest.

I have long supported Security Council membership for Japan and for Germany.

We must inspire our people to look beyond their immediate fears toward a broader horizon.

I think it is clear to everyone that the United States could not fulfill a peacekeeping role in Bosnia unless the Congress supported it.

America's commitment to lead in the area of a global environment is important.

It is clear that we live at a turning point in human history.

We are hopeful that we will be able to be current with our peacekeeping obligations to the U.N.

As this grand bridge reaches nearly half a century in age, we need to modernize and strengthen it.