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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

Erik Dean Prince is an American businessman who previously served as a US Navy SEAL officer. He founded the private military contractor Blackwater and led the company as chief executive officer until 2009. He remained its chairman until the firm was sold to investors in 2010. In 2012 Prince started the private equity firm Frontier Resource Group, where he also held a chairman role.

##  Quotes by Erik Prince · Page 2

> [We now know that gun-free zones, though well intentioned, do not prevent attacks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/we-now-know-that-gun-free-zones-though-well-intentioned-do-not/)

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[Attacks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attacks/)

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> [China trading with its neighbours and building infrastructure brings only benefits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/china-trading-with-its-neighbours-and-building-infrastructure-brings/)

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[Building](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/)

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> [Russia is basically Italy with nuclear weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/russia-is-basically-italy-with-nuclear-weapons/)

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[Italy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/erik-prince-5732_italy_russia-is-basically-italy-with-nuclear-w_1886538.jpg)

> [Some people will always hate the name Blackwater. They might not like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/some-people-will-always-hate-the-name-blackwater-they-might-not-like/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [Why should I pay for business? Fly coach, you arrive at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/why-should-i-pay-for-business-fly-coach-you-arrive-at-the-same-time/)

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[Arrive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arrive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/erik-prince-5732_arrive_why-should-i-pay-for-business-fly-coach_336103.jpg)

> [If the Chinese are sensitive about anything, it's not having their people die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/if-the-chinese-are-sensitive-about-anything-it-s-not-having-their/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/erik-prince-5732_about_if-the-chinese-are-sensitive-about-anyth_1879229.jpg)

> [We have done great work for the U.S. government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/we-have-done-great-work-for-the-u-s-government/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/erik-prince-5732_done_we-have-done-great-work-for-the-u-s-gove_1357979.jpg)

> [The establishment, rigged, cozy system inside the beltway is not America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/the-establishment-rigged-cozy-system-inside-the-beltway-is-not-america/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/erik-prince-5732_america_the-establishment-rigged-cozy-system-ins_821646.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/in-joe-yorio-you-find-a-guy-who-s-smarter-at-business-than-i-am-i-m/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/erik-prince-5732_business_in-joe-yorio-you-find-a-guy-who-s-smarte_517126.jpg)

> [I put myself and my company at the C.I.A.'s disposal for some very risky missions. But when it became politically expedient to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-put-myself-and-my-company-at-the-c-i-a-s-disposal-for-some-very/)

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[Bus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cf/erik-prince-5732_bus_i-put-myself-and-my-company-at-the-c-i-a_3206750.jpg)

> [My father was a brilliant inventor and businessman. He taught me to appreciate the opportunities that America offers to innovators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/my-father-was-a-brilliant-inventor-and-businessman-he-taught-me-to/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/erik-prince-5732_america_my-father-was-a-brilliant-inventor-and-b_2881952.jpg)

> [For people to mischaracterize my time or ownership of Blackwater as being some great financial bonanza, it was not. It was most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/for-people-to-mischaracterize-my-time-or-ownership-of-blackwater-as/)

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[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [Troops fighting for their lives should not have to ask a lawyer sitting in air conditioning 500 miles away for permission to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/troops-fighting-for-their-lives-should-not-have-to-ask-a-lawyer/)

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[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/erik-prince-5732_air_troops-fighting-for-their-lives-should-n_2208504.jpg)

> [I'm a practicing Roman Catholic, but you don't have to be Catholic, you don't have to be a Christian to work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-m-a-practicing-roman-catholic-but-you-don-t-have-to-be-catholic-you/)

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[Blackwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blackwater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/erik-prince-5732_blackwater_i-m-a-practicing-roman-catholic-but-you_3082989.jpg)

> [I would rather deal with the vagaries of investing in Africa than in figuring out what the hell else Washington is going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-would-rather-deal-with-the-vagaries-of-investing-in-africa-than-in/)

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[Africa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/africa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec0/erik-prince-5732_africa_i-would-rather-deal-with-the-vagaries-of_988181.jpg)

> [One of the real core competencies of Blackwater, or companies like Blackwater, is we can operate in difficult places without any outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/one-of-the-real-core-competencies-of-blackwater-or-companies-like/)

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[Blackwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blackwater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/erik-prince-5732_blackwater_one-of-the-real-core-competencies-of-bla_517728.jpg)

> [Very few people know someone who would voluntarily go into a war zone to protect a person he has never met. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/very-few-people-know-someone-who-would-voluntarily-go-into-a-war-zone/)

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[I am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-am/)

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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/blackwater-s-work-with-the-cia-began-when-we-provided-specialized/)

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[Again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/again/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/after-9-11-a-few-hundred-cia-and-special-operations-personnel-backed/)

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[Backward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backward/)

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> [In Iraq, State Department civilians and U.S. soldiers have been operating in the same location in an active war zone. While the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/in-iraq-state-department-civilians-and-u-s-soldiers-have-been/)

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[Blackwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blackwater/)

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> [The Janjaweed is a truly unfettered bully. No one has stood up to them. If they were met by a mobile quick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/the-janjaweed-is-a-truly-unfettered-bully-no-one-has-stood-up-to-them/)

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[African union](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-union/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/our-failed-population-centric-approach-to-afghanistan-has-only-led-to/)

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[Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/erik-prince-5732_government_our-failed-population-centric-approach-t_760868.jpg)

> [The greatest threat to our freedom and prosperity is not al-Qaida, the Taliban, Iran or even China. It's an idea, the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/the-greatest-threat-to-our-freedom-and-prosperity-is-not-al-qaida-the/)

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[Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/erik-prince-5732_freedom_the-greatest-threat-to-our-freedom-and-p_1325579.jpg)

> [I identify with Wyoming, I love the state of Wyoming, I love the people. It's a fantastic state - people that live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-identify-with-wyoming-i-love-the-state-of-wyoming-i-love-the-people/)

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[Doing things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing-things/)

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> [C'mon now, I'm not going to make it easy for the terrorists to get me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/c-mon-now-i-m-not-going-to-make-it-easy-for-the-terrorists-to-get-me/)

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[Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/erik-prince-5732_easy_c-mon-now-i-m-not-going-to-make-it-easy_2051179.jpg)

> [If someone is doing that, saving the customer money, is making a profit so bad?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/if-someone-is-doing-that-saving-the-customer-money-is-making-a-profit/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/erik-prince-5732_bad_if-someone-is-doing-that-saving-the-cust_2450987.jpg)

> [Readiness is an oft-mentioned - but frequently ignored - necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/readiness-is-an-oft-mentioned-but-frequently-ignored-necessity/)

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[Ignored](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ignored/)

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> [I never intended to be a defense contractor in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-never-intended-to-be-a-defense-contractor-in-the-first-place/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Contractor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contractor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/erik-prince-5732_first_i-never-intended-to-be-a-defense-contrac_1587110.jpg)

> [I will support vigorously whoever commits to reduce the size of government the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-will-support-vigorously-whoever-commits-to-reduce-the-size-of/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/)

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> [I am a businessman, not a politician, but I am also a proud American who would never do anything against my country's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-am-a-businessman-not-a-politician-but-i-am-also-a-proud-american/)

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[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/erik-prince-5732_american_i-am-a-businessman-not-a-politician-but_3011312.jpg)

> [Video games are an exciting medium. The creativity of design, the technology and the interaction represent the best of American innovation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/video-games-are-an-exciting-medium-the-creativity-of-design-the/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/we-have-no-george-pattons-anymore-we-have-no-ulysses-s-grants-we-have/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Generals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generals/)

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> [I don't know if I want to live in a country where lone wolf and random terror attacks are impossible 'cause that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-don-t-know-if-i-want-to-live-in-a-country-where-lone-wolf-and/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac4/erik-prince-5732_america_i-don-t-know-if-i-want-to-live-in-a-coun_1539057.jpg)

> [We have kind of turned our back on the fact that hard work, sacrifice, risk-taking, innovation, is what made America great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/we-have-kind-of-turned-our-back-on-the-fact-that-hard-work-sacrifice/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [Our nation has endured and flourished because people of goodwill adapt and innovate productive solutions to our nation's problems - not because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/our-nation-has-endured-and-flourished-because-people-of-goodwill/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Adapt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adapt/)

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> [I wish we had been doing diplomatic security in Benghazi. I can tell you that Benghazi would not have happened if Blackwater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-wish-we-had-been-doing-diplomatic-security-in-benghazi-i-can-tell/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Benghazi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benghazi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/erik-prince-5732_benghazi_i-wish-we-had-been-doing-diplomatic-secu_3053050.jpg)

> [It's amazing how many countries run their embassies as commercial outposts to promote businessmen from their country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/it-s-amazing-how-many-countries-run-their-embassies-as-commercial/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Amazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing/)

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> [I think the diplomatic-security needs in Iraq were an anomaly. There's never been a bulge of requirements that large ever before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-think-the-diplomatic-security-needs-in-iraq-were-an-anomaly-there-s/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[I think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/i-m-going-to-teach-high-school-history-and-economics-i-may-even-coach/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Economics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economics/)

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> [Unfortunately, I kind of split between Virginia and living in an airplane. I travel a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-prince/unfortunately-i-kind-of-split-between-virginia-and-living-in-an/)

[Erik Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-prince/)

[Airplane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/airplane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/453/erik-prince-5732_airplane_unfortunately-i-kind-of-split-between-vi_3205182.jpg)

## Erik Prince by topic

[People (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/erik-prince/) [Blackwater (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blackwater/erik-prince/) [America (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/erik-prince/)

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