President Murabak Has Been A U.s. Ally

Without Commonly Shared And Widely Entrenched Moral Values And Obligations, Neither The Law, Nor Democratic Government, Nor Even The Market Economy Will Function Properly.

In Any Case, Ideals Are Something We Strive For; They Are Somewhere On The Horizon Of Our Efforts; They Provide Meaning And Direction; They Are Not, However, Static Quotas That We Either Fulfill Or Do Not.

If By Believing You Mean Praying To An Anthropomorphic Deity Who Created The World And Half Controls It And Half Observes It, Then I Am Probably Not A Believer. But If You Mean That It Is Not All Accidental, That There Is A Mystery To Existence, A Deeper Meaning, That I Do Believe In.

If [western] Relations With Russia Are To Be Friendly, They Must Be Open And Sincere, Otherwise There Can Be No Friendship At All. That Means One Should Be Able To Speak Openly About Everything At Meetings And Conferences. It Shouldn't Be That We Can't Discuss The Killing Of Journalists In Russia, Or The Suppression Of Human Rights, Or All The Warning Signs Surfacing In Russia Because Of Oil And Gas Or Other Economic Reasons. It's A Big Problem, But It's The Same In Western Relations With Arab States.

The Real Test Of A Man Is Not When He Plays The Role That He Wants For Himself But When He Plays The Role Destiny Has For Him.