The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.
Roosevelt's declaration that Americans had 'nothing to fear but fear itself' was a glorious piece of inspirational rhetoric and just as gloriously wrong.
For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realise a world without nuclear weapons.
A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if they've had a competitive relationship with their own father.
Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.
India is a global power and an important partner with whom we are building an intense, broad and enduring relationship.
The relationship between Israel and the United States is a bond of - it's just a very powerful bond. It was, it is, and will be and will continue to be.
I consider the relationship with the U.S. very important to Brazil. I will try to forge closer ties with the U.S.
The relationship between me and President Mandela right at the beginning was not a very well-established relationship. It was based on two meetings.
I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.
This is a very important relationship we have with Russia, the relationship over the nuclear arsenal that they have obviously is important. They're a very powerful country.
I know the Russian political elite has got used to the Ukraine suffering from an inferiority complex, but I want this to disappear from our relationship.
Muslim leaders should ask themselves what exactly their relationship is to a political movement that encourages young men to kill and maim on religious grounds.
Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don't think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is.
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
Why do you talk all the time?” I asked. It was a rhetorical question, but she cocked her head on one side and considered it carefully. “I think it’s ’cause I don’t know any big words, like you and Mummy,” she said, just in time to pull me...
Americans are inclined to see the world and foreign affairs in black and white.
I wanted to be that cranky old guy that stands on his porch and yells at the neighborhood kids.
Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since.
I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.
The United States is already Mexico's largest trading partner.
