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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.

Colin Powell

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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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Colin Luther Powell
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Every organization needs to be introspective, transparent, and honest with itself. This only works if everyone is unified on the goals and purposes of the organization and there is trust within the team. High-performing, successful organizations build cultures of introspection and trust and never lose sight of their purpose.
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Diplomacy never stops, and, with or without an election, it never stops.
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Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.
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Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.
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The United States is not looking for a way to launch war.
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Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.
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Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.
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I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.
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Decision-making is lonely.
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It is the fault of the United States that these terrible people, these insurgents and terrorists are out there. They are the ones that we ought to be focusing our energy on defeating and not just wring our hands about the fact that it's going to be difficult.
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We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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