Clergyman's

In light of 50 years of bondage of Eastern Europe, was probably a reasonable thing to do.
- Condoleezza Rice

The growth of entrepreneurial classes throughout the world is an asset in the promotion of human rights and individual liberty, and it should be understood and used as such. Yet peace is the first and most important condition for continued prosperity and freedom. America's military power must be secure because the United States is the only guarantor of global peace and stability. The current neglect of America's armed forces threatens its ability to maintain peace.
- Condoleezza Rice

In response to a question about what ""keeps her up at night"", I worry about the fact that in K-12 education I can look at your zip code and tell whether or not you're going to get a good education.
- Condoleezza Rice

...it is a longstanding principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress.
- Condoleezza Rice

The United States doesn't and can't condone torture. And I want to make very clear that that's the view and the policy of the administration, the policy of the president, and that he's made very clear to American personnel that we will not condone torture....Senator, under no circumstances should we or have we condoned torture. And the president has been very clear that he expects everyone to live up to our international obligations and to American law.
- Condoleezza Rice

In terms of the enhanced interrogation and so forth, anything that was legal and was going to make this country safer, the president wanted to do. Nothing that was illegal. And nothing that was going to make the country less safe. Unless you were there, in a position of responsibility after September 11th, you cannot possibly imagine the dilemmas that you faced in trying to protect Americans. You were determined to do anything that you could that was legal to prevent that from happening again... We were told, nothing that violates our obligations under the Convention Against Torture. And so, by definition, if it was authorized by the president, it did not violate our obligations under the Conventions Against Torture.
- Condoleezza Rice

I do believe that the president of Venezuela is really, really destroying his own country, economically, politically.
- Condoleezza Rice