A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.

I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions.

I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred.

A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.

I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity.

There is no pure free-market economy.