“Imagine a world in which we saw beyond the lines that divide us, and celebrated our differences, instead of hiding from them. Imagine a world in which we finally recognized that, fundamentally, we are all the same. And imagine if we allowed that new understanding to build relations between people and between nations.” PeopleIfsWorldNationsUnderstandingDifferencesLinesSawsImagineRelationHidingDivides Author:Wesley Clark
“Maybe it's because I've never been in politics, but I don't believe that America is run by politicians in Washington. I believe it's run by people like us, in places like this.” PeopleBelieveRunningAmericaI BelievePoliticianDon't Believe Author:Wesley Clark
“I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United States Army, we have them.” PeopleShouldStatesUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsGunArmyAssaultAssault WeaponsUnited States Army Author:Wesley Clark
“I don't think you can solve what's going on in Iraq unless you can deal effectively with the region and you can't deal effectively with the region if you start with the premise that you can't talk to people who disagree with you.” PeopleIfsThinkingDealsIraqSolveRegionsDisagreePremises Author:Wesley Clark
“I think you have to repudiate torture and I think you have to end what's going on at Guantanamo and you have to live up to American values. Basically you restore - what the American dream brought to the world stage was respect for the individual and the idea that people aren't pawns that rulers can push around but they have rights.” PeopleThinkingWorldIdeasEndsDreamValuesIndividualRightsStageTortureAmerican DreamRulersPawnsAmerican ValuesGuantanamo Author:Wesley Clark
“When you use force, people get hurt, and when you kill people, their relatives don't like it. And usually war has some unanticipated consequences so it's something you shouldn't launch into, on the expectation that this is going to rally the nation. This is not like 'Friday Night Lights'.” PeopleWarUseLightNightForceNationsHurtExpectationsConsequenceFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Wesley Clark
“One night I walked out of the church when the priest said that we should never have fought the Revolutionary war and every war was bad. It was 4th of July. It was an outrageously political statement. I just never felt right when people in the church would take these overtly political positions especially when I felt like I was a good Christian, I was serving my country, and I just didn't feel like I deserved to be lambasted by the priest on the 4th of July.” PeopleFeelsShouldSaidWarCountryChristianPoliticalNightFeltChurchPositionStatementsRevolutionaryPriestsServing4th Of JulyOne NightJulyGood ChristianRevolutionary War Author:Wesley Clark
“Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.” PeoplePoliticalNationsPartyDefenseFraudPolitical PartiesMonopoly Author:Wesley Clark
“Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, 'You got to say this is connected. This is state-sponsored terrorism. This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein.” PeopleWellsStatesHomeHouseWhiteConnectedTerrorismWhite HouseSaddamHusseinCnn Author:Wesley Clark
“I think we should be very clear on this. You know, this country was founded on the principles of the Enlightenment... It was the idea that people could talk, reason, have dialogue, discuss the issues. It wasn't founded on the idea that someone would get struck by a divine inspiration and know everything right from wrong. I mean, people who founded this country had religion, they had strong beliefs, but they believed in reason, in dialogue, in civil discourse. We can't lose that in this country. We've got to get it back.” PeopleThinkingKnowsShouldMeanIdeasCountryReasonInspirationBeliefStrongLosesPrinciplesIssuesClearDivineEnlightenmentDialogueDiscourseMean PeopleDivine Inspiration Author:Wesley Clark
“Working together, we can build a world in which the rule of law - not the rule of force - governs relations between states. A world in which leaders respect the rights of their people, and nations seek peace, not destruction or domination. And neither we nor anyone else should live in fear ever again.” PeopleWorldShouldStatesTogetherLawForceNationsLeaderRightsDestructionRelationWorking TogetherDominationRule Of LawTogether We Can Author:Wesley Clark
“You need people with the courage to stand up and voice their opposition without being labeled unpatriotic.” PeopleNeedsVoiceOppositionPatriotismUnpatriotic Author:Wesley Clark
