"The absence of overriding security interests defines the outlines of a new approach to Africa.  It is the one continent in which a genuinely global, political, economic, and social program merges practical and moral considerations.  It should be turned into a test of the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, other international institutions, and the private sector to cooperate in pursuit of universal goals. [...] But without the moral commitment of the American people and of the international community, Africa's tragedy will turn into the festering disaster of our age."

- Does America Need a Foreign Policy?, 2001.