“My father's father fled a pogrom in Russia in the early 20th century a...” — Antony Blinken Quote

“My father's father fled a pogrom in Russia in the early 20th century and was welcomed to the United States. So was my stepmother, who escaped as a young girl from Communist Hungary in 1950.”

“If Xi Jinping is the world's most powerful man, conventional wisdom puts Vladimir Putin a close second. He's made his own bare-chested virility synonymous with a resurgent Russia.”

“Every time Mr. Trump provokes howls from the establishment, his base cheers and gets re-energized.”

“Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century.”

“This century is going to be a very dangerous century.”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”