“No matter what age people are, I hope the lesson is to be engaged. Understand what your government is doing. Follow them. Ask questions. There is a price to be paid for speaking truth to power, but you can live through it.” PeopleAge Author:Valerie Plame
“I really believe that even with all of our problems, we're still the best nation in the world. The idea of the United States is why millions of people want to come here every year. The reality is sometimes different, and we certainly have many things to fix, but I really believe that we have in our national DNA the ability to be a great nation that leads the way to progress.” PeopleWorldBelieveDifferentSometimesProblemRealityAbilityProgress Author:Valerie Plame
“I think a nuclear detonation is society-altering in ways that other attacks, even as horrific as 9/11, are not. This isn't because we have power-hungry political leaders, but I think it might be demanded by the people themselves out of fear.” PeopleThinkingPoliticalLeaderHorrific Author:Valerie Plame
“Young people in college were not even born when the Berlin Wall fell, and so they are not really cognizant of the Cold War and what that meant. Now, truly, the genie is out of the bottle and you have the possibility that terrorists ... could be stealing a bomb or buying a bomb” PeopleWarYoungBornPossibilityCollegeWallColdTerrorismTerroristStealingBombsBuyingBottlesCold WarBerlinBerlin WallGeniesCognizant Author:Valerie Plame
