The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.

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Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election,...

Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election,...

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...

My father was a small-town banker. He became very ill when I was 10 years...

My father was a small-town banker. He became very ill when I was 10 years...

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...

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...

I'm very skeptical about the good intentions of Milosevic.

I'm very skeptical about the good intentions of Milosevic.

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,...

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central...

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central...

You know, it's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe;...

You know, it's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe;...

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...

The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes...

The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes...

I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move...

I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move...

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...

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

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

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 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,...

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...

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us....

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us....

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...