Lee H. Hamilton

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we cannot ignore East Asia. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

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