"We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war." ― Condoleezza Rice Topic(s): War More From Condoleezza Rice "But the truth of the matter is, we’re an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That’s why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil." "We’ve been a country that’s been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability." "I didn’t run for student council president. I don’t see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I’m not particularly fond of politics." More In War "The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office."― George Bernard Shaw "What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre."― Tahar Ben Jelloun "My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force during World War II, and I grew up hearing the pilot stories and seeing pictures of him in uniform."― Eric Liu