"The world is still screaming for meaning, and ultimately I think that meaning is found in the philosophical proposition of human dignity."
"Without security there is really little prospect that the aid that we are giving and other countries are giving is sustainable in the long run."
"I have taken up a lot of my time. But I would like you to respond to that prospect."
"I do agree, that if we are to defeat ISIS once and for all we must undo some of what it tried to do, which was to destroy that diversity of freedom of conscience."
"I support Ambassador Birx's efforts to begin to build stronger sustainability of our PEPFAR investments in some of the countries that have increasing capacity."
"Inclusive development is the key to Afghanistan, not merely development, but inclusive development that creates a broader investment."
"What truly worries me and gets me up in the middle of the night is the fact that we have 70 million displaced people in the world."
"We are crafting and unveiling something that we call the Countering Kremlin Influence initiative, and it really has several prongs."
"You have my commitment. We are starting to put together a working group."
"We are just scratching the surface. We have a long way to go."
"I am a big fan of the House Democracy Partnership, and I think it is the one program that is out there which allows us to not only reinforce democracy in countries, but also the dispersion of power."