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Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.

Condoleezza Rice

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Condoleezza Rice
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Academic
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Pedagogue
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Political Scientist
Politician
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Birmingham
Alabama
Condoleezza Condi Rice
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If the strong exploit the weak, democracy will not be stable.
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It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991.
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I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn't have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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We can't afford to let the international community and the world lose faith in the diplomatic track.
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I never found anybody I wanted to spend my life with. People say, Didn't you want to get married? Well, sure, but it's not abstract, there has to be someone you want to marry. I'm pretty traditional. Marriage would have to come first, before kids.
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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I'm always finding something funny.
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Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.
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We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part of the problem is that, since 1998, there has been no way to even get minimal information about those programs except through intelligence means.
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There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.
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Everyone wants Russia to be a prosperous, democratic state that is fully integrated.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.
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Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear is that we can't continue to have the kind of defiance of the United Nations, the defiance of the international community that we've had.
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America cannot do most of what needs to be done alone. You need friends. And we have good friends around the world. We have friends with whom we share values in Europe and Asia - thanks to the forward march of democracy - in Latin America, in Africa, and increasingly in the Middle East.
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