Hillary Clinton

All of us, of course, want Japan to sign the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

We believe that a continuing effort on behalf of the two-state solution is first and foremost in Israel's interest.

There is no doubt that the UNFPA-supported one-child-per-couple policy in China has led to the worst gender disparity in any nation in human history.

We are going to do everything we can to support this transition to democracy that is under way.

There is no competition out there.

We will be weakened.

Gadhafi has to be held accountable for anything that violates international law and common decency.

I am very pleased to welcome Minister Gadhafi here to the State Department. We deeply value the relationship between the United States and Libya. We have many opportunities to deepen and broaden our cooperation.

Secretary of State Clinton called for a stop to what she called the unacceptable bloodshed in Libya.

I am very impressed by the progress that Bahrain is making on all fronts, economically, politically, socially.

The foundations of your regimes are sinking in the sand.

What we see happening in Iran today is a testament to the courage of the Iranian people and an indictment of the hypocrisy of the Iranian regime, a regime which, over the last three weeks, has constantly hailed what went on in Egypt.

This is not simply a matter of idealism. This is strategic necessity.

We condemn in the strongest terms attacks on reporters covering the ongoing situation in Egypt. This is a violation of international norms that guarantee freedom of the press, and it is unacceptable under any circumstances.

The Belarusian people deserve better.

Let me also take the opportunity to commend Senators Cardin and Durbin and Congressman Smith and others who have been consistently pressing for democracy and human rights in Belarus.

The people of Belarus deserve better.

The United States responded immediately to the situation in Belarus. Within hours, the White House issued a statement condemning the violence and calling for the release of all detainees.

It poses a national security threat in two ways: it undermines our capacity to act in our own interests, and it does constrain us where constraint may be undesirable.

A message of weakness internationally.

The 16-percent cut for State and USAID that passed the House last month would put our missions severely at risk.

This is a moment when America needs to lean forward and not pull back.

We have lost too many lives and spent too much money not to see this through.

I am a firm believer in the power of mentoring.

Leadership is about making the right decision, not the easy one.