The negotiations were simultaneously cerebral and physical, abstract and personal, something like a combination of chess and mountain climbing.
World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.
We should not be surprised that democracy is imperfect even in Western countries.
The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.
The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.
I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.