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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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...

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...

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...

I've got many close friends, but there's an awful lot about friendship that is not...

I've got many close friends, but there's an awful lot about friendship that is not...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Let's see if we can't get this war behind us now. Certainly, the man in...

Let's see if we can't get this war behind us now. Certainly, the man in...

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'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,...

One always wonders about roads not taken.

One always wonders about roads not taken.

The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there....

The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a...

We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a...