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The worst of all outcomes is that the Sandinistas will defeat the democratic fighters, and consequently they would have it all their way.

I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.

The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.

The Sandinistas are a tough bunch of guys, with a fabulous amount of Soviet Bloc equipment and Soviet Bloc advisers.

The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.

And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.

It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true.

It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.

I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?