Cautiously optimistic would be a good phrase, ... I hope that we can sustain the momentum.

Five years ago, a remarkable vision was laid out in this very hall, ... A vision which spelled progress and hope for humanity. It is time to deliver.

Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities.

could be hidden in a room a fraction the size of this one.

Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves. I'm sure there is some guy that will tell you that philosophy is no different from the Roman Empire's. Well, it is fundamentally different.

The oil revenues of that country could bring between $50 billion and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years,