“The point of a library's existence is not persuasion or evangelism, but knowledge. It is irrelevant to the good library whether, as an institution, it shares or promotes your core values or mine, or the Attorney General's or Saddam Hussein's. The library is always an instrument of choice, and the choice is always yours, not your elected or designated leaders.” ValuesChoicesExistenceLeaderShareMinesInstitutionsInstrumentsLibraryCorePersuasionIrrelevantSaddamHusseinEvangelismAttorneyCore Values Author:Robert Hughes
“Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003, Hussein and his regime were brought down, we declared "Mission Accomplished" and celebrated victory . . . and chaos erupted. We did not assert control and authority over the country, especially Baghdad. We did not bring with us the capacity to impose our will. We did not take charge. And Iraq did not in a few weeks magically transform itself into a stable nation with democratic leaders. Instead a raging insurgency engulfed the country.” CountryNationsLeaderWeekVictoryAuthorityCapacityDemocraticChaosIraqMissionsRageAccomplishedRegimesStableHusseinAprilBaghdadInsurgencyMission AccomplishedDemocratic Leaders Author:Colin Powell
“How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power.” IfsStillsLeaderSonResponsibleThreatIgnoredSaddamHussein Author:Dick Cheney