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“Iraq is a very wealthy country. Enormous oil reserves. They can finance, largely finance the reconstruction of their own country. And I have no doubt that they will.”

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Richard Perle

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. more

“Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural experience teaches us not simply that people have different beliefs, but that people seek meaning and understand themselves in some sense as members of a cosmos ruled by God.”

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“I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions.”

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“Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.”

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“What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving.”

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