I stand firm that I believe the numbers speak for themselves in terms of all that we've done,

You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.

As a Christian, I believe in redemption. And I believe in second chances.

I support engagement, diplomacy, and trade with Cuba, China, Vietnam, and many countries with less than stellar human rights records, because I believe that once enslaved people taste freedom and see the products of capitalism, they will become hungry for freedom themselves.

In order not to stand out we lose our dignity

I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.