"We have treated our most serious adversaries, such……" — Theodore C. Sorensen
"We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership."
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Theodore C. Sorensen
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26 Quotes by Theodore C. Sorensen
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The good news, to relieve all this gloom, is that a democracy is inherently self-correcting. Here, the people are sovereign.…
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Number one, that it is smart to communicate and negotiate with your enemy instead of just waging war with bombs…
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I came from Nebraska, a very middle class family with a progressive father.
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We have contingency plans for war, but none for peace.
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We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger…
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We will always apply the same principles of collective security, prudent caution, and superior weaponry that enabled us to peacefully…
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We will be safer from terrorist attack only when we have earned the respect of all other nations instead of…
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With the help of dedicated Americans from our party, every party, and no party at all, I intend to mount…
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Now people all across America are starting to believe in America again. We are coming back, back to the heights…
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We have convinced over one billion members of the Islamic faith that we are prejudiced against their religion, that we…
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We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and…
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If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our…
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The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring…
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I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.
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I think we have no apologies to make. We were in a state of global rivalry with a global adversary.
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