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> [“The values that America stands for are superb; it’s what we do, especially in those places few Americans care about, like the Valley of the Caves, or south-central Somalia, that makes a mockery of these values.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-superb-it-s-what-we-do/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

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## More by Jeffrey Gettleman

> [“First comes Coke, then asphalt, then power lines, then maybe education, justice, and human rights.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/first-comes-coke-then-asphalt-then-power-lines-then-maybe-education/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“The Oxford dons had accomplished the impossible. They made Africa boring.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-oxford-dons-had-accomplished-the-impossible-they-made-africa/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“The news of suffering takes a new shape when you’re a parent. Fatherhood peels back a layer of skin, exposing a network of nerves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-news-of-suffering-takes-a-new-shape-when-you-re-a-parent/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“We were about to undertake the most physical challenge of our lives on a diet the equivalent of s’mores.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/we-were-about-to-undertake-the-most-physical-challenge-of-our-lives/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“I can’t remember any time the Americans have delivered a worse mess than this. You know what they’re doing?” He bent forward and dropped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/i-can-t-remember-any-time-the-americans-have-delivered-a-worse-mess/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“Once I heard a remark made about a certain New York television reporter to the effect that he was the type who would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/once-i-heard-a-remark-made-about-a-certain-new-york-television/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“it takes no more than ten grown men to prevent a stationary car from getting away—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/it-takes-no-more-than-ten-grown-men-to-prevent-a-stationary-car-from/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“you know everything you need to know about a guy by seeing how he treats waiters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/you-know-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-guy-by-seeing-how-he/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“That’s how the Islamists are,” Louis went on. “They keep changing and changing, but they’ll never give up on their goal to rule the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/that-s-how-the-islamists-are-louis-went-on-they-keep-changing-and/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“The Soviet Union had just said dasvidaniya to itself, the Cold War had suddenly ended, the United States was embarking on the longest-running economic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-soviet-union-had-just-said-dasvidaniya-to-itself-the-cold-war-had/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“The more war you get, the more war you want. It’s an addiction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-more-war-you-get-the-more-war-you-want-it-s-an-addiction/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“as soon as the Berlin Wall came crumbling down, the Mobutus became an embarrassment. There was suddenly no reason to prop them up. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/as-soon-as-the-berlin-wall-came-crumbling-down-the-mobutus-became-an/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“if you’re wondering if we were absolutely insane to march out into the middle of the desert and place our lives in the hands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/if-you-re-wondering-if-we-were-absolutely-insane-to-march-out-into/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“There’s this notion, lived just about every day out here, that nothing’s easy but anything’s possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/there-s-this-notion-lived-just-about-every-day-out-here-that-nothing/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“There’s always that thrill of learning something new, feeling your brain grow inside your head, no matter what that something is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/there-s-always-that-thrill-of-learning-something-new-feeling-your/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

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