I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.
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Colin Powell
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About Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell was an American Army general, diplomat, and statesman who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005, being the first Black American to hold the office, and was the highest-ranking Black American in the federal executive branch in American history until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008. Initially politically independent, Powell joined the Republican Party in 1995. He was the 15th national security advisor from 1987 to 1989, and the 12th …
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.
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Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solem…
I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solem…
The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a …
You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued abo…
Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a …
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be mo…
I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solem…
In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be mo…
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not …