National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government.

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If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it...

If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it...

We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight...

We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight...

To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into...

To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into...

Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but...

Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but...

Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others.

Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others.

We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe.

We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe.

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is...

The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is...

The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose...

The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose...

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold...

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold...

In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is...

In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is...

Dictatorships start wars because they need external enemies to exert internal control over their own...

Dictatorships start wars because they need external enemies to exert internal control over their own...

Non-citizen terrorist suspects are not members of the American national community, and they have no...

Non-citizen terrorist suspects are not members of the American national community, and they have no...

Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause...

Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause...

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have...

George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have...

In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty.

In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty.

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the...

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the...