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Erik Prince

(1969) Military Officer

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Erik Prince is a military officer.

Quick Facts About Erik Prince

Born: June 6, 1969
Profession: Military Officer

About Erik Prince

[Wikidata] American businessman, former US Navy SEAL officer and the founder of the private military company Blackwater... | [Wikipedia] Erik Dean Prince is an American businessman, who is the founder of private military contractor Blackwater. He was Blackwater's CEO until 2009 and its chairman until its sale to a group of investors in 2010. Prince founded the private equity firm Frontier Resource Group in 2012 and was chairman of th

Quotes by Erik Prince

We now know that gun-free zones, though well intentioned, do not prevent attacks.

Know

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The video game industry is constantly evolving. The sheer creativity matched with cutting-edge technologies gives me the comfort that innovation is alive…

America

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Blackwater's work with the CIA began when we provided specialized instructors and facilities that the Agency lacked. In the years that followed,…

Again

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Video games are an exciting medium. The creativity of design, the technology and the interaction represent the best of American innovation.

Best

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There are some phone calls where it's not even worth wasting the electrons on.

Even

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Why should I pay for business? Fly coach, you arrive at the same time.

Business

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America is a great nation, but it cannot spend blood and treasure endlessly.

America

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You pretty much remove the entire political texture from Blackwater when you come to China. What they look at is our 100…

China

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Limited government is best.

Best

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In Joe Yorio you find a guy who's smarter at business than I am. I'm an entrepreneur and idea guy; he's a…

Business

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One of the real core competencies of Blackwater, or companies like Blackwater, is we can operate in difficult places without any outside…

Difficult

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I'm painted as this war profiteer by Congress. Meanwhile I'm paying for all sorts of intelligence activities to support American national security,…

American

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I'm an American working for America. Anything we do is to support U.S. policy. You know the definition of a mercenary is…

America

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Our failed population-centric approach to Afghanistan has only led to missed opportunities, which is why Afghanistan depends on donors for 90% of…

Government

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President Trump should appoint a special presidential envoy and empower them to wage an unconventional war against Taliban and Daesh forces, to…

President trump

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We have no George Pattons anymore. We have no Ulysses S. Grants. We have none of the swashbuckling generals that actually made…

Generals

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I'm going to teach high school. History and economics. I may even coach wrestling. Hey, Indiana Jones taught school, too.

Economics

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The establishment, rigged, cozy system inside the beltway is not America.

America

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I believe there is significant overreach by the NSA in how it monitors American citizens.

American

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After 9/11, a few hundred CIA and Special Operations personnel, backed by airpower and Afghan militias, devastated Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. That…

Backward

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Every individual who has worked for Blackwater in Iraq has previously served in the U.S. military or as a police officer. Many…

Control

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Any time you employ thousands of people, some people do dumb things.

Dumb

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Any systems can always be made better.

Always

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I would rather deal with the vagaries of investing in Africa than in figuring out what the hell else Washington is going…

Africa

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We're very excited about Africa - it can be the breadbasket of the world.

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