“The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient.”
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If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.
I would rather be alone and a loud voice for action than be silent.
I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.
Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.