Political Quotes

“I, myself, am in the strangest position I have found myself in, probably, in the 25 years I have been here. I don't disagree with a single thing that my friend from Indiana has stated. Let me review the bidding, as I understand it, very, very quickly. No. 1, we have to decide, is the United Nations useful? Is the United Nations an important instrument in dealing with crises and conflicts in the world? Should we be a part of it? Does it augment our foreign policy? Is it important? Is it vital? In my view, the answer to every one of those questions is a resounding yes. As a matter of fact, I went so far, as the fellow with whom I engaged in a political campaign last year repeatedly pointed out--I wrote a very long paper, not too long ago, about 4 years ago, where I wrote that I believed we missed an opportunity for making the United Nations the centerpiece for the architecture of peace well into the next century. I think it has a capacity far beyond that which we are asking of it, and I think it has a capacity that is unparalleled by any other potential organization existing or one that I can contemplate. I think we do not spend nearly enough time pointing out what my friend from Indiana has, that 80 percent of the U.N.'s work is helping developing countries help themselves.…”