732 Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

  • Author Donald Rumsfeld
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    While there's nothing one of us can do to bring back those loved ones, we can celebrate who they were, how they lived their lives, and remember how their lives were lost, in a struggle dedicated to the eternal truth of freedom and the human spirit,

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    I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that.

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    The challenges of the new century aren't nearly as predictable as they were during the Cold War, ... Our challenge is to defend cities and infrastructure from new forms of attacks.

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    There's a truth, a truism in the intelligence world that is appropriate to the question of where is bin Laden, ... And it is the following -- that the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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  • Author Donald Rumsfeld
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    Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet.

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    While there is no one model that is perfect for every nation at every time in its development, a look across the globe suggests that societies that tend to encourage more open markets and freer systems are societies where the people are enjoying the greatest opportunities,

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    We've made a conscious decision, at the request of the Iraqis, to stand back during this pilgrimage period,

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