there will be steps that the United States will take.

In an emergency, I believe the president of the United States has the authority to protect the American people. After a certain period of time, it is right and prudent for the president to go to Congress to get specific statutory authorization to continue such a program. I think we, in all likelihood, have reached such a time.

The ratification process will decide whether the United States would remain a system of patchwork and a series of expedients or become the most flourishing, independent, and happy nation on the face of the earth.

The United States has a long and special relationship with Liberia which we will continue.

Certainly we are gaining this very large market which actually will now be larger than the United States in terms of numbers of inhabitants,

We have always said that this is not an endless loop in which we will just keep repeating the same episodes over and over again.