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“Let's stop trading freedom for the illusion of security.”
“I think everybody wanted to help the U.S. government in some way after 9/11.”
“In Iraq, State Department civilians and U.S. soldiers have been operating in the same location in an active war zone. While the troops have been facing insurgents, the State Department civilians have been working to rebuild institutions and infrastructure. Blackwater's role in this war evolved from this unprecedented dynamic.”
“I've certainly been mortared and rocketed a few times.”
“C'mon now, I'm not going to make it easy for the terrorists to get me.”
“I'm a pretty stubborn guy. I don't quit too easily.”
“The Janjaweed is a truly unfettered bully. No one has stood up to them. If they were met by a mobile quick reaction force of African Union soldiers, the Janjaweed would quickly learn their habits were not sustainable.”
“We have no George Pattons anymore. We have no Ulysses S. Grants. We have none of the swashbuckling generals that actually made things happen.”
“I identify with Wyoming, I love the state of Wyoming, I love the people. It's a fantastic state - people that live in rugged conditions and who make their living doing things in the outdoors.”
“My dad built his business by providing products he figured the customers would want.”
“I am a businessman, not a politician, but I am also a proud American who would never do anything against my country's national interest.”
“We now know that gun-free zones, though well intentioned, do not prevent attacks.”
“If someone is doing that, saving the customer money, is making a profit so bad?”
“Entrepreneurship made America great.”
“The greatest threat to our freedom and prosperity is not al-Qaida, the Taliban, Iran or even China. It's an idea, the idea that we can spend our way out of our problems without tightening our belt and paring down the very bloated government.”
“I will support vigorously whoever commits to reduce the size of government the most.”
“Training for any difficult job is essential.”
“In Joe Yorio you find a guy who's smarter at business than I am. I'm an entrepreneur and idea guy; he's a professional businessman.”
“I'm not sure whether a person can really gauge the quality of his work by the enemies he's made, but if I somehow upset Hamas and the Taliban and Henry Waxman, I must have done something right.”
“One of the real core competencies of Blackwater, or companies like Blackwater, is we can operate in difficult places without any outside support.”