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 answerbalancedefend share on social
When you are going up the corporate ladder or the government ladder, you have to take some risk. Condoleezza Rice corporategovernmentladder Change image and share on social
There are those who would draw a sharp line between power politics and a principled foreign policy based on values. This polarized view - you are either a realist or devoted to norms and values - may be just fine in academic debate, but it is a disaster for American foreign policy. American values are universal. Condoleezza Rice academicamericanbase share on social
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 acquirecloudgun Change image and share on social
Great powers can't get tired, because the international order is not self-governing. Condoleezza Rice governgreatinternational Change image and share on social
What the United States has done is to be open to people who are fleeing tyranny, who are fleeing danger, but we have done it in a very careful way that has worked for us. Condoleezza Rice carefuldangerflee Change image and share on social
We are not race blind. Of course we still have racial tensions in this country. But the United States of America has made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority. Condoleezza Rice americablindcountry share on social
Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors. Condoleezza Rice iraqneighborpeople Change image and share on social
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 decadedefianceflaunt share on social
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. Condoleezza Rice contextdealdiplomat Change image and share on social