We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.

World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor-it requires only that they live together with mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.

Countries do not assume burdens because it is fair, only because it is necessary.

In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.

The greatest need of the contemporary international system is an agreed concept of order.

Some of the more fatuous flag-waving Americans are in danger of forgetting that you can't extract gratitude as you would extract a tooth; that unless friendship is freely given, it means nothing and less than nothing.

Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals.

International incidents should not govern foreign policy, but foreign policy, incidents.

The friendships of nations, built on common interests, cannot survive the mutability of those interests.

International crises have their advantages. They frighten the weak but stir and inspire the strong.