American - Statesman | November 14, 1954 -
We can't afford to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban and the terrorists.
Condoleezza Rice
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I've been in enough positions to respect people with different views.
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You go to war when there is a security threat, and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat to our interests and our security.
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I think it goes back to whether or not race and class - that is, race and poverty - is not becoming even more of a constraint. Because with the failing public schools, I worry that the way that my grandparents got out of poverty, the way that my parents became educated, is just not going to be there for a whole bunch of kids.
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My dad was not someone who you would strike with a billy club and he wouldn't strike back. It just wasn't in him.
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I'm actually - believe it or not, for an academic - an aural learner.
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You aren't going to be successful as a diplomat if you don't understand the strategic context in which you are actually negotiating. It is not deal making. It's not.
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If it is not possible for me to go somewhere and to be willing to encounter people with different views, then I'm really not doing my job.
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