We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy,… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
I'm simply saying that there are advantages in sending a skilled diplomat who can always say, 'I'll get back to you on that, Mr.… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
We have convinced over one billlion members of the Islamic faith that we are prejudiced against their religion, that we would deny them freedom… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
Our surest protection against assault from abroad has been not all our guards, gates and guns, or even our two oceans, but our essential… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
The ambassador was never present, but his presence was never absent. — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
Public opinion rarely considers the needs of the next generation or the history of the last. It is frequently hampered by myths and misinformation,… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
I came from Nebraska, a very middle class family with a progressive father. — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
Number one, that it is smart to communicate and negotiate with your enemy instead of just waging war with bombs and weapons of mass… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of their fear, respect for… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
I believe in an America in which the fruits of productivity and prosperity are shared by all, by workers as well as owners, by… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
With the help of dedicated Americans from our party, every party, and no party at all, I intend to mount that stairway to preach… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
