The Capacity To Admire Others Is Not

I've Often Said That The Desire To Lecture China On How It Should Behave In The World Is Wrong. China Was Around For Thousands Of Years Even Before America Existed. It Could Even Be That China's Growing Power Will Allow Itself To Be Slowed Down. But As Long As This Immense Empire Doesn't Fall Apart, It Will Become An Important Factor In Global Politics.

Intellectuals Are Cynical And Cynics Have Never Built A Cathedral.

In The End, Peace Can Be Achieved Only By Hegemony Or By Balance Of Power.

We Have To Be Careful In Negotiating With Iran That We Don't Create The Impression Among The Arab States And The Sunni States That We Are Working On A Condominium Between Iran And The United States, Because That Will Panic Them And Drive Them Into Making Their Own Arrangement.

The Position Is That Stability And Peace In Asia Depend On A Cooperative Relationship Between China And The United States.