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Condoleezza Rice

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“The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity - and an obligation - to help them turn this desire into reality.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part of the problem is that, since 1998, there has been no way to even get minimal information about those programs except through intelligence means.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of U.N. resolutions by Saddam Hussein. Every obligation that he signed onto after the Gulf War, so that he would not be a threat to peace and security, he has ignored and flaunted.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That's why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn't act.”— Condoleezza Rice
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“We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.”— Condoleezza Rice