The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America's past success are still here to be tapped.
One thing worse than an America that is too strong, the world will learn, is an America that is too weak.
The American empire will not disappear... because America does not have an empire.
The United States plays, for the most part, a constructive global role, and to the extent that that role shrinks, other countries, even those most critical of what America does abroad, will suffer.
The world needs a strong America.