"I'm going to be bringing people into..." - Quote by Colin Powell
I'm going to be bringing people into the public diplomacy function of the department who are going to change from just selling us in the old USIA way to really branding foreign policy, branding the department, marketing the department, marketing American values to the world and not just putting out pamphlets.
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“The information that the intelligence people used was a combination of satellite information, signals intelligence, and human intelligence. We are not sure to what extent Saddam [Hussein] was trying to convey an incorrect picture to us.”
“Our model of politics is one that it is inclusive of all members of the society; all should be represented. That is the nature of our democracy.”
“Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.”
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“I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.”
“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.”
“For decades, our differences with Iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. Ultimately, that did not advance America's interests.”
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“We believe no more in Bonaparte's fighting merely for the liberties of the seas than in Great Britain's fighting for the liberties of mankind. The object is the same, to draw to themselves the power, the wealth and the resources of other nations.”
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“I'll be the first US president to not only visit Kenya and Ethiopia, but also to address the continent as a whole, building off the African summit that we did here which was historic and has, I think, deepened the kinds of already strong relationships that we have across the continent.”