732 Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

Even with the large and growing number of forces on the Iraqi border, Gen. Franks achieved something seemingly impossible: a tactical surprise,

We're engaged in a test of will. We will meet that test.

Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person?

China and the US share a complex relationship and despite notable differences, we still have a great deal in common,

that in our country, no one is above the law -- that we are a nation governed by laws.

There are any number of countries in the region that are aggressively developing chemical and biological capabilities and there are a number that are seeking to, or in fact developing nuclear capabilities. The numbers of ballistic missiles have grown dramatically in the last three, four, five years,

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

at some point, I think we need to break that cycle.

We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world.