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I think it's critical that we return national security issues to the center of the overall political debate in America.

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John Bolton
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 20
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My priority is to give the United States the kind of influence it should have.
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I don't think I would have to run a campaign that's financed like General Motors.
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There's no such thing as the United Nations.
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We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing the materials to build an indigenous fissile material capability - it could fabricate a nuclear weapon within one year.
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There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.
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My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.
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I think some of this fascination with the 'Arab Spring' is just a grand experiment with Israel's survival.
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