Our nation stood guard on tense borders; we spoke for the rights of dissidents and the hopes of exile; we aided the rise of new democracies on the ruins of tyranny. And all the cost and sacrifice of that struggle has been worth it, because, from Latin America to Europe to Asia, we've gained the peace that freedom brings.

History has an ebb and flow of justice, but history also has a visible direction set by liberty and the author of liberty. When the Declaration of Independence…

We're facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives: to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world. No act of ours invited the rage of the killers …

We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom. Not because history runs on the wheels of inevitability; it is human choices that mo…

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.

If the United States and the United Nations truly want peace and security let them fulfill the hopes of the common people everywhere - let them work together t…