What's the point of being the greatest, most powerful nation in the world and not having an imperial role? - Irving Kristol

Doing good isn't [that] hard. It's just doing a lot of good that is very hard. If your aims are modest, you can accomplish an awful lot. When your aims become elevated beyond a reasonable level, you not only don't accomplish much, you can cause a great deal of damage.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions — it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

What rules the world is idea, because ideas define the way reality is perceived.