Famous quotes by Statesmans

"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror"

Konrad Adenauer, Statesman

"The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt"

Konrad Adenauer, Statesman

"Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat"

Konrad Adenauer, Statesman

"In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity"

Konrad Adenauer, Statesman

"A thick skin is a gift from God"

Konrad Adenauer, Statesman

"I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"How can we help President Obama?"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"A revolution is not a bed of roses"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear is that we can't continue to have the kind of defiance of the United Nations, the defiance of the international community that we've had"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"They talk about the failure of socialism, but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed to that regime"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we're vulnerable, and vulnerable in ways that we didn't fully understand"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"Now, Al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying to bring democracy to its people"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to worry about the safety and security of our countries, cannot take the word of this dictator, who lies, pathologically lies"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"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, Statesman

"But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to prove that Saddam Hussein is trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction. He's already demonstrated that he's trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

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