Why was he the most durable public figure of our time? Not because he gave the most eloquent speeches, but because he provided the most effective leadership. Not because he won every battle, but because he always embodied the deepest feelings of the people he led. One of his biographers said that...
In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit. —Napoleon Britain’s former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, still crisply lucid at eighty-five, recently compared the present situation in the world with that in Europe before World War II. “Speaking honestly,” he declared, “I woul...
They remember the three wars waged by the Arab states to try to exterminate Israel, the seizure of American hostages by the fanatical Ayatollah Khomeini, the terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics by the Palestinian commandos from the Black September organization, the endless and senseless slaug...
I can assure you that no occasion in that period will live more indelibly in my memory than the dedication of the American Chapel at St. Paul’s which I attended this morning and the gathering in this historic hall which I am privileged to address this evening. This meeting of the English-Speaking...
It is a virtually meaningless term—just about as useful as “none of the above” in describing over 150 countries spread north and south of the equator over four continents and containing people of all races and religions. What most have in common is that they are grindingly, desperately poor. The ...
Saigon’s fall ten years ago was the Soviet Union’s greatest victory in one of the key battles of the Third World war. No Soviet soldiers fought in Vietnam, but it was a victory for Moscow nonetheless because its ally and client, North Vietnam, won and South Vietnam and the United States lost. Aft...
This is true of Japan and the nations of Western Europe. It is also true of the People’s Republic of China. That is why, apart from other issues, President Reagan’s meeting with Chinese leaders next spring is vitally important. Our relationship with China is a key element of our strategy vis-a-vi...