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You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the place and the method and the time - it was a general warning. And that points out the imperfection, if you would, of our intelligence.

Lee H. Hamilton

Intelligence

Time

Imperfection

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics.

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

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Nothing

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its military. The Chinese military has gotten smaller but smarter.

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Experts

Military

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

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.

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.

Lee H. Hamilton

Democracy

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.

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Work

People

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world.

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

Lee H. Hamilton

Democracy

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems.

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.

Democracy fascinates me.

Lee H. Hamilton

Democracy

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.