My Father Was A Statesman,

I Don't See The World As Something Divided Between Right And Left.

To Me The Function Of Politics Is To Make Possible The Desirable.

I Myself, In My Heart, Say That People Should Have All The Children They Want. But It's A Mistaken Idea, Like Many Of Our Ideas That Go Back Thousands Of Years, And It Must Be Rooted Out.

If We Offer Something To Bangladesh, It's Obvious That Bangladesh Is Offering Something To Us. And Why Shouldn't Bangladesh Be Able To Keep Its Promises? Economically It's Full Of Resources And Can Stand On Its Feet. Politically It Seems To Me Led By Trained People. The Refugees Who Took Shelter Here Are Going Home.

You Cannot Shake Hands With A Clenched Fist.