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> [I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/i-ve-met-quite-a-few-dictators-up-close-and-personal-in-my-life/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

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## More by Paul Wolfowitz

> [Our security depends on having good relationships with our allies. Donald Trump mainly shows contempt for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/our-security-depends-on-having-good-relationships-with-our-allies/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [It is kind of nice to have a common purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/it-is-kind-of-nice-to-have-a-common-purpose/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [I certainly don't like a label that suggests I believe that the military is the solution to most of the world's problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/i-certainly-don-t-like-a-label-that-suggests-i-believe-that-the/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [People change their habits. I know Americans who don't go to Paris because they think it is too dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/people-change-their-habits-i-know-americans-who-don-t-go-to-paris/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. Those who want to come and help are welcome. Those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/i-think-all-foreigners-should-stop-interfering-in-the-internal/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [For the private sector to flourish, special privilege must give way to equal opportunity and equal risk for all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/for-the-private-sector-to-flourish-special-privilege-must-give-way-to/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [Islamic State is mainly a direct result of the failure in Syria. That's where IS has grown. That's where IS spread from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/islamic-state-is-mainly-a-direct-result-of-the-failure-in-syria-that/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [I think one has to say it's not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable, but removing the sanctuaries, removing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/i-think-one-has-to-say-it-s-not-just-simply-a-matter-of-capturing/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/i-told-my-father-i-had-to-try-political-science-for-a-year-he-thought/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [It's wonderful that so many people want to contribute to fighting aids or malaria. But, if somebody isn't paying attention to the overall health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/it-s-wonderful-that-so-many-people-want-to-contribute-to-fighting/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [Jobs are a priority for every country. Doing more to improve regulation and help entrepreneurs is the key to creating jobs - and more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/jobs-are-a-priority-for-every-country-doing-more-to-improve/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [I certainly think it's important to speak up and say how unacceptable Donald Trump is. I'm always more than willing to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/i-certainly-think-it-s-important-to-speak-up-and-say-how-unacceptable/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [Support for peaceful reform by the people themselves is the right way to promote democracy, not the use of force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/support-for-peaceful-reform-by-the-people-themselves-is-the-right-way/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [Someone once said that history has more imagination than all the scenario writers in the Pentagon, and we have a lot of scenario writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/someone-once-said-that-history-has-more-imagination-than-all-the/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

> [Iraq has no history of ethnic conflict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wolfowitz/iraq-has-no-history-of-ethnic-conflict/)

[Paul Wolfowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wolfowitz/)

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