“We have learned by now, or should have, that the best-intended designe...” — Anthony Lewis Quote

“We have learned by now, or should have, that the best-intended designers of aid programs can make ghastly mistakes in their sophisticated plans.”

“Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment.”

“Americans who visit Tuscany or Umbria love the landscape: the silvery olive groves, the fields of sunflowers, the vineyards, the stone houses and barns.”

“I believe in aid. I believe in the power it has to end disease, hunger and extreme poverty, to build strong economies and to help the world's most vulnerable people live lives of dignity. Aid also allows us to influence and shape the world around us.”

“I came to Congress on the promise of cutting wasteful government spending. There are plenty of examples of the government playing loose with taxpayer money, but none more so than how we spend our foreign aid dollars.”

“Under the Constitution, giving 'aid and comfort' to a wartime enemy can lead to a charge of treason.”