Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.

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Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...

We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and...

We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and...

We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.

We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living...

In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater...

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater...

What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we...

What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we...

The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but...

The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but...

Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.

Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.

The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected...

The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected...

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with...

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with...

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American...

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American...

In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one...

In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one...

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it...

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it...

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as...

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as...

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously...

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously...