Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II. — Warren Christopher Copy Share Image
When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. — Warren Christopher Copy Share
Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders. — Warren Christopher Copy Share
I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move on to other problems. — Warren Christopher Copy Share
I've got many close friends, but there's an awful lot about friendship that is not demonstrative in my case. — Warren Christopher Copy Share
Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations have caused people to take to boats and flood… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
I ask the Philippines Government to put an end to journalists' killings by giving journalists' safety the priority it deserves. — Warren Christopher Copy Share
It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question. — Warren Christopher Copy Share
We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a reformer. We've been able to accomplish a number of… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some prisoner release that took place but it's not been… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates should not become public in the way of this… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country in the world. We're turning over all the information… — Warren Christopher Copy Share
