"We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq." ― Condoleezza Rice Topic(s): Leadership More From Condoleezza Rice "The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer – we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them – we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom." "We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war." "The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things." More In Leadership "In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort."― Bill Kristol "Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life, no matter what the project."― Bill Owens "The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet."― Theodore Hesburgh