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Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

~Colin Powell

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I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Assume Capability Clearly Create Determined Iranians Nuclear Nuclear Weapon Program Think Weapon Will I Think

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I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.

~Colin Powell

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Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers, because we're giving them children who have, you know, they're not ready to learn. And if they're not ready to learn by the third grade, they know they're behind.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Act Ask Because Behind Children Giving Grade Know Learn Officers Often Our Ready Schools Teachers Them Third Too Who You

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I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.

~Colin Powell

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There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.

~Colin Powell

Topics: About Civil Countries Having Internal Kinds Lots Nobody Other Parts Talking Wars World

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In the last several years, I have been troubled by the right shift of the Republican party too far to the right.

~Colin Powell

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The Army will take its lessons learned. They're excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Army Did Excellent Learned Lessons Lessons Learned Looking Reflecting Right Take Themselves Will Wrong

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Throughout my career, I learned plenty about war on the battlefield, but I learned even more about the importance of finding peace. And that is what the State Department and U.S.A.I.D. do: prevent the wars that we can avoid so that we fight only the ones we must.

~Colin Powell

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You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as soon as possible.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Decisive End Force Going Know Make Possible Soon Sure Then Use War Why You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: April 5th, 1937

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