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Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II.
Warren Christopher
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Warren Christopher
Age: 85 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 17
Died: 2011
Died: March 18
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Former United States Deputy Secretary Of State
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Scranton
North Dakota
Warren Minor Christopher
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It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question.
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I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only about 350 people. I lived there until I was 13. It was a marvelous advantage to grow up in a small town where you knew everybody.
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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces.
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We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.
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It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe.
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I ask the Philippines Government to put an end to journalists' killings by giving journalists' safety the priority it deserves.
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