Poles understand perhaps better than anyone the consequences of making toothless warnings to brutal tyrants and terrorist regimes.

Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves. I'm sure there is some guy that will tell you that philosophy is no different from the Roman Empire's. Well, it is fundamentally different.

At 83 Shaw's mind was perhaps not quite as good as it used to be, but it was still better than anyone else's.

Despite explicit warnings, the consequences of the invasion were underestimated.

We are better than anyone, ain't we? Except for the Eagles, the Eagles are better than us.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.