Robert D. Kaplan

“We talk a lot about individual rights, but in fact Americans are very willing to give up our individual rights if it means our property values will be protected, and so on.”

“When you talk about aiding this country against that country or about fighting terrorism, when you actually take that decision and strip it down, it always comes down to one person in the field giving specialized training to somebody else in the field.”

“What happened on September 11th is at least, theoretically, small stuff compared to what can happen.”