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" Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom. "

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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" America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs. "

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" If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran? "

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" The 'war on terror' has created a culture of fear in America. "

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" All the historical pretenders to global power originated in Eurasia. "

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" The public has been told repeatedly that terrorism is 'evil,' which it undoubtedly is, and that 'evildoers' are responsible for it, which doubtless they are. But beyond these justifiable condemnations, there is a historical void. "

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" We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of the Cold War - and nothing happened. So deterrence does work. "

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" The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation. "

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" Sovereignty is a word that is used often but it has really no specific meaning. Sovereignty today is nominal. Any number of countries that are sovereign are sovereign only nominally and relatively. "

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