“I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.”
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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.