For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability. Oppression became common, but stability never arrived. We must take a different approach. We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.

The desire for freedom resides in every human heart. And that desire cannot be contained forever by prison walls, or martial laws, or secret police. Over time,…

The advance of liberty is the path to both a safer and better world.

When it comes to the desire for liberty and justice, there is no clash of civilizations. People everywhere are capable of freedom, and worthy of freedom.

These extremist Islamists locked me in a room and threatened to hang me because we are the democratic alternative to them. We say to young Muslims: we know tha…

American foreign policy must be more than the management of crisis. It must have a great and guiding goal: to turn this time of American influence into generat…

We cannot rely exclusively on military power to assure our long-term security. Lasting peace is gained as justice and democracy advance.