Cofer Black

I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker. Cofer Black We operate under the law. Covert action authorities are communicated in a memorandum of notification. Cofer Black No matter how many plots we uncover and disrupt, no matter how many terrorist organizations we degrade or destroy, another individual or group will rise to take their [...]

Ernest Bevin

There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented. The common man, I think, is the great protection against war. Ernest Bevin Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat. Ernest Bevin The most conservative man in this world is the [...]

Sandy Berger

There’s been a deliberate and systematic effort to convey to countries around the world, friends and foes, that if they cross the United States there’s a price to pay. Sandy Berger

Gary Bauer

All the culture war issues will be settled by the court. Gary Bauer I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don’t you pick a transvestite? Gary Bauer I’m pro-death penalty, but what I have not [...]

Clara Barton

Everybody’s business is nobody’s business, and nobody’s business is my business. Clara Barton I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might [...]

Joe Andrew

The Democratic Party is on the move across the country. Voters are responding to our message of progress and fiscal responsibility. Joe Andrew

Charles Buxton

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it. Charles Buxton Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows. Charles Buxton The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made [...]

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

They are sick in their minds. They say they brought 65 tanks into center of city. I say to you this talk is not true. This is part of their sick mind. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Now even the American command is under siege. We are hitting it from the north, east, south and west. We [...]

John Ashcroft

Agents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven’t. There have been restraints that a reformed FBI needs to make sure we don’t impose. John Ashcroft If necessity is the mother of invention, it’s the father of cooperation. And we’re cooperating like never before. John Ashcroft Nothing that we have authorized [...]

Joe Arpaio

We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any. Joe Arpaio

Richard V. Allen

Jimmy Carter began his planning in the early summer of 1976, Ronald Reagan a year prior. The Clinton Administration, elected in 1992, lingered in naming its team, and as a result, took almost a year to staff its ranks. Richard V. Allen Naming a transition team varies with the intentions of the candidate; some candidates [...]

John Philpot Curran

It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. John Philpot Curran My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night. John Philpot Curran The condition upon which God hath given liberty [...]