Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.

In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.

I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.

I do believe that all of the world needs reform. The reform must take place everywhere.

Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.

For women, World War II had offered an opportunity, and often the necessity, to get out of the house to work.

More than half the combat deaths in Vietnam occurred after Richard Nixon was elected on a promise to bring the war to an end, and after the American people had already decided that they did not want one more soldier to die in Vietnam.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.