Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza "Condi" Riceis an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State, as well as the second African American secretary of state, and the second female secretary of state. Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 November 1954
CityBirmingham, MI
CountryUnited States of America
We're in the middle of the transformation of a society that has handled its politics through repression to a society that will handle its politics through democratic institutions.
You do have to keep in mind as you're going through extraordinarily difficult circumstances, that if you stay true, true to your values, if you stay true to your principles, if you believe in these values, then you can work in that context to right policies that may not be working.
I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
To say that people around the world deserve the same, the same life that we have in the United States, the same freedoms that we have, that seems to me, humble. I think it's humble to say that the United States, which has been given so much, should give back.
America cannot do most of what needs to be done alone. You need friends. And we have good friends around the world. We have friends with whom we share values in Europe and Asia - thanks to the forward march of democracy - in Latin America, in Africa, and increasingly in the Middle East.
If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you're going to get a good education, we've got a real problem.
We [USA] need to deal with our problems here at home if we're going to be strong enough to lead abroad.
I find that the great majority of public servants across the entire political spectrum come because they believe in the United States and they want to change the world.
I've always said as a political scientist that "culture" is what we use when we can't explain things. I think it's more about accessibility. Part of the problem is that this is an expensive game [golf]. I know in a couple of places where there are black members, and they come from pretty much the same socioeconomic level that the white members come from.
Iran can and should be a responsible state, not the leading state sponsor of terror.
At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.
Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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.
Working very closely with the Department of Homeland Security to match up what is available with what is needed.