Madeleine Albright: “We cannot and will not give in to those who threaten us or who conspire to kill our citizens.”

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.

A democracy is always a journey.

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

Putin is small and pale, so cold as to be almost reptilian, embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined to restore its greatness.