The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.

During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.

If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.

Economic development is what's going to make mountaintop removal palatable.

Peace in Europe can only come through union in one economic system. The United States of Europe are overdue.

If the United States loses the economic weapons of control, it is very much weakened.