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Political scientist

Richard Perle is an American political scientist born on September 16, 1941. He has had a significant influence in the fields of American foreign policy and national security, serving as the chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee.

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“National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government.”

Wells Government Roles Rights Obligation Sovereignty Entitlement Forfeit National Sovereignty Entitlement Programs

Book:An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

Source: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

“The programme of the British Labour Party under Neil Kinnock is so wildly irresponsible, so separate and apart from the historic NATO strategy, that I think a Labour government that stood by its present policies - and I rather doubt that they would - would, if it didn't destroy the Alliance, at least diminish its effective ability to do the task for which it was created.”

Ifs Thinking Government Ability Party Doubt Policy Tasks Strategy British Labour Diminish Historic Alliances Irresponsible Programmes Nato Labour Party

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“Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers.”

World Humans Doe Government Records Rights Example Praise Human Rights France Tyrants Killers

Book:An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

Source: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

“We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.”

Should Government Force Europe Paris

Book:An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

Source: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

“The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose us.”

Country Government Prepared Terrorist European Countries

Book:An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

Source: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror

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Born: September 16, 1941
Known for: Political scientist
Quotes: 31

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