America's role in international politics and global governing 1 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY: THE NEXT 25 YEARS Mr. Raymond Price, President of The Economic Club, New York City October 1, 2001 _______________________________________________________ Good evening. I’m delighted to be here, and I was certainly flattered when Noel asked me to deliver this inaugural lecture in the Mary Belknap series – partly because of my admiration for the FPA, but especially because of my respect and affection for my friend Mary Belknap. She …showed first 75 words of 4652 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4652 total…have discerned, is over what seems to me to have been a progressive erosion of the culture of responsibility that earlier generations grew accustomed to, and that carried us to our president prominence. Fortunately, we have organizations like the FPA that are trying to reverse that, and to lift the American public back toward a recognition of what leadership requires and the future demands. So, for that, I thank you, deeply, each and every one.