There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground.

It's essential to have boots and eyes on the ground.

It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.

Let's take the time to clear the air of loathsome partisan rhetoric.

I think it's a time for rhetoric to be very measured and constructive, and not be rhetoric that does not lead toward solutions, ... I think it's a time to proceed very cautiously and thoughtfully, and a time for creative solutions.

We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.