We are also grateful that France maintains and improves its forces that are essential for defense.

We defend these values because they are right, because there is no higher purpose for the state than to preserve these rights for its citizens.

At the heart of the friendship between India and the United States is our determination that the moral values of our people must also guide the actions of the states.

We declare that war is not an acceptable means to settle political disputes.

The primary purpose of my trip and this visit is peace.

Nations, like individuals, are morally responsible for their actions.

Every human being is entitled to life and liberty, to freedom from want and, without threat or coercion, to freedom of expression and worship.

Above all else, we affirm that states, like individuals, bear moral responsibilities for their acts.

The ties which bind us together are strong and unbreakable.

We share an unwavering faith in the democratic form of government, which guarantees to all citizens fundamental freedoms under law.

The declaration that we have just signed, or will sign, commits to paper what has long been written in our hearts.

Existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons must be reduced and eventually eliminated, and the danger of proliferation of nuclear weapons must be arrested.

I feel that I am among my own people and know that my steps will not be hindered.

I am an important representative here in India, one of our closest and most valued friends in the largest democracy on Earth.

Mahatma Gandhi, a man who represented in his simple, courageous, and dedicated life, principles which never change.

India is a special place because of Gandhi, because of Nehru, because of Desai and others.

We share a common measurement of greatness, not power or pomp or ceremony or uniforms or outward show of greatness.

We are partners in a noble effort to exemplify the finest hopes and aspirations of the American people throughout the Earth.