Madeleine Albright: “You cannot impose democracy. That is an oxymoron.”

Like other authoritarians, he equates his well-being with that of the nation, opposition with treason. Because he believes that the U.S. dominates its own region by force, he thinks Russia has the same right.

Colin Powell's legacy of service to the country he loved will long survive his passing.

I don't think it's a western concept that we're too pushy about. I don't believe you can ever be too pushy about democracy.

The failure to pay our old U.N. bills undermines our ability to recruit allies with the kind of structural reform that Congress demands.