Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

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One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the...

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the...

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very...

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very...

Democracy fascinates me.

Democracy fascinates me.

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by...

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...