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George P. Shultz

George Pratt Shultz (born December 13, 1920) is an American economist, elder statesman, and businessman. He served in various positions under three different Republican presidents. Along with Elliot Richardson, he is one of two individuals to serve in four different Cabinet positions.

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The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.

Secrecy, Higher, Classification, Quicker

If somebody had made that [deal] to me when I was a businessman, I would have said he proposed to give me the sleeves from his vest.

Giving, Vests, Made, Somebody, Businessman, Sleeves

The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.

World, Common, Stakes, Stake, Terrorists

Between 1980 and 1990, the number of countries that were classified as 'free' or 'mostly free' increased by about 50%.

1990, Countries, Country, Free, Number, Numbers

Terrorism is not a matter that can be left to law enforcement, with its deliberative process, built-in delays, and safeguards that may let the prisoner go free on procedural grounds.

Delay, Enforcement, Law, Let, Procedural

I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.

Define, Democracy, Political, Systems, Thinking

Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.

Attack, Order, States, Weakness

Ideas matter a lot, the underlying ideas that stand behind policies. When you don't have ideas, your policies are flip-flopping all over the place. When you do have ideas, you have more consistency. And when you have the right ideas - then you can get somewhere (reagan had the right ideas).

Ideas, Consistency, Matter, Place

You've got to dream a little bit if you're going to get somewhere.

Bits, Dream, Littles

If they are too big to fail, make them smaller.

Fail, Failing, Make, Political, Politics, Smaller

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

Capitulation, Negotiation, Negotiations, Shadow, Tables

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

Effort, Immediate, Iraq, Military, Multilateral, Strong

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

Know, People, States, Successful

I like the life of ideas and applying ideas to action.

Action, Ideas, Life, Like

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.

Careful, Government, Political, Worry

There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.

Israel, Support You, United States, Security, States

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

Political, Reason, Economic, Work, Ground

Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people.

Damage, Obama, People, Want

We have struggled with terrorism for a long time. In the Reagan administration, I was a hawk on the subject. I said terrorism is a big problem, a different problem, and we have to take forceful action against it. Fortunately, Ronald Reagan agreed with me, but not many others did.

Action, Different, Hawks, Long, Said

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

Mugged, Policy, Reagan, Reality, Way