Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Condoleezza Rice

Quote by Condoleezza Rice

“What we're hearing from everyone is that they understand that Saddam Hussein is a threat. They understand that he's been a threat for a long time.”

Quote by Condoleezza Rice

Create image

Author

Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice is a renowned American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Rice is recognized for her expertise in Russian studies and international relations. She has held various academic positions and has been involved in politics for many years. more

You May Also Like

“The United States is probably the most [socially] mobile society in the history of the world. The virtues that are most valuable in it are diligence, discipline, ambition, and a willingness to take risks. Education and credentials are most important in government; elsewhere most skills are learned on the job.”

WorldImportantStatesGovernmentJobsUnitedUnited StatesVirtueRiskDisciplineSkillsAmbitionValuableWillingnessElsewhereWorld HistoryMobileDiligenceCredentials
Author:George Gilder
Create image

“It was rumored, in 1946, that the hangman in Nuremberg adjusted the nooses of some of the condemned to magnify the pain of suffocation. Such sadism was not called for then and is not called for now. But if fornication is wrong, there is no denying that it can bring pleasure. The death of Saddam Hussein at rope's end brings a pleasure that is undeniable, and absolutely chaste in its provenance.”

IfsEndsPainPleasureSaddamRopeHusseinChasteSadismHangmanNoosesNuremberg
Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
Create image

“Treatment is not now available for almost half of those who would benefit from it. Yet we are willing to build more and more jails in which to isolate drug users even though at one-seventh the cost of building and maintaining jail space and pursuing, detaining, and prosecuting the drug user, we could subsidize commensurately effective medical care and psychological treatment.”

CareSpaceHalfBuildingWillingCostDrugBenefitsAvailableMedicalPsychologicalTreatmentJailUsersMaintainingMedical CareProsecutingDetaining
Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
Create image

“Those who suffer from the abuse of drugs have themselves to blame for it. This does not mean that society is absolved from active concern for their plight. It does mean that their plight is subordinate to the plight of those citizens who do not experiment with drugs but whose life, liberty, and property are substantially affected by the illegalization of the drugs sought after by the minority.”

MeanDoeSufferingLibertyCitizensDrugConcernAbuseBlamePropertyActiveExperimentsMinoritiesAffectedSubordinatesPlight
Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
Create image