“Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.”

“'Morning Joe' host Mika Brzezinski's personal life is a minefield. Her father is Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, and while one brother is an Obama appointee, the other advises Romney.”

“We cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.”

“Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.”

“We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zone of peace and prosperity in the world which is the necessary foundation for a stable international system in which our leadership could be fruitfully exercised.”

“It is important to ask ourselves, as citizens, whether a world power can provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety.”

“The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders.”

“I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?”

“Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership.”

“We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States.”

“In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.”