Lee H. Hamilton

“One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.”

“This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.”

“Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered.”

“Democracy fascinates me.”

“So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we cannot ignore East Asia.”

“But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.”

“A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former Soviet Union.”

“The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank.”