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" U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its military. The Chinese military has gotten smaller but smarter. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Agree
Smarter
Military
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" You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the place and the method and the time - it was a general warning. And that points out the imperfection, if you would, of our intelligence. "
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Place
Imperfection
Intelligence
" Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them. "
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Our
Move
Than
" The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Private Life
Life
Great
" But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right. "
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People
End
Always
" A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former Soviet Union. "
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Seeking
Union
Steal
" Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Important
American
World
" This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation. "
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Finished
Generation
Nation
" The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world. "
Lee H. Hamilton
America
Losing
World
" Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Those
Difficulty
Now
" I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Live
I Can
Life
" Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world. "
Lee H. Hamilton
World
Off
Power
" But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Democracy
Challenges
Believe
" President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Living
Peace
Side
" When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Government
Politics
Think
" Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Us
Articulate
Defend
" We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Africa
Doing
Nothing
" One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience. "
Lee H. Hamilton
World
Two
People
" We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Democracy
American
Support
" Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or defense, military action or stopping the money flows or whatever, but the really difficult part is integrating all aspects of the policy, and I think she put a lot of emphasis on that. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Money
She
Action
" The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Step
Support
First Step
" Democracy fascinates me. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Me
Democracy
Fascinates
" Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Democracy
Sometimes
Process
" Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics. "
Lee H. Hamilton
Nuclear
Terrorism
Politics
" Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people. "
Lee H. Hamilton
People
Work
Governance