It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question.

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Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some...

Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some...

We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations...

We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations...

I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I...

I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I...

I'm very much in favor of focused responsibility, and so in the main areas that...

I'm very much in favor of focused responsibility, and so in the main areas that...

We've had some fairly intensive discussions leading up to these meetings between NATO and Russia,...

We've had some fairly intensive discussions leading up to these meetings between NATO and Russia,...

We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train...

We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train...

When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me...

When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me...

I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only...

I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only...

One always wonders about roads not taken.

One always wonders about roads not taken.

My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into...

My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into...

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called...

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called...

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for...

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for...

The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense,...

The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense,...

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems...

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems...

It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to...

It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try...

Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try...

It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd...

It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd...

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else...

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else...

This is a very important relationship we have with Russia, the relationship over the nuclear...

This is a very important relationship we have with Russia, the relationship over the nuclear...