In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. – Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colins still learning. – Donald Rumsfeld
Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. Its not 3,000. Its tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children. – Donald Rumsfeld
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you dont tell him the truth. Others wont do it. – Donald Rumsfeld
I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are different from yours. Of course, I dont think they believe that. Its just an argument thats made when you cant confront the truth and facts. They really want to maintain power. – Ai Weiwei