The problem is the Russians don’t care about international law, and we do.

On composure

To fear the world we have organized and led for three-quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain ‘the last best hope of Earth’ for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems is as unpatriotic as an attachment to any other tired dogma of the past that Americans consigned to the ash heap of history.

It’s the worst humanitarian and human rights crisis in a decade, when both sides have committed serious crimes.

We must actively look for measures to secure our military’s own forces to deter and effectively deal with North Korea’s nuclear threats.

Today, we celebrate our gay pride.

It is impossible to put up forever with this boorishness toward our country.

We could become a failed state.

Hatred can rot a person’s wisdom and conscience. An enemy mentality will poison the spirit of a nation and inflame brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and hinder a country’s advance toward freedom and democracy.