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"It didn't take long for the world to realize that the Shah was an enlightened liberal next to the bloody reactionary regime that followed, and which executed more people in three months than the Shah had done in 30 years."
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"As of now, I am in control here in the White House."
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"We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare."
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"A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples."
Now
"Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level."
Life
"The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood."
Ambiguity
"You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism."
History
"It didn't take long for the world to realize that the Shah was an enlightened liberal next to the bloody reactionary regime that followed, and which executed more people in three months than the Shah had done in 30 years."
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"Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes."
March
"Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down."
Crisis
"We didn't lose Vietnam. We quit Vietnam."
Vietnam
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