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Condoleezza Rice is a seasoned diplomat and political leader known for her strategic insights and ability to navigate complex global issues. This interview highlights her focus on collaboration and the need for responsible discourse in democracy, showcasing her commitment to fostering understanding across divides.
“Well, it's not up to me, but I would say to Oprah, be sure that you really want to be a politician. You know, there's a funny thing that happens.”
“I understand, and look, I appreciate that these young men want to send a message about the fact that we've still got a lot of work to do in race relations, in community policing, and the like. I fully understand that. But when you want to lead on an issue, you find a way to do it in a way that doesn't isolate people and turn people off.”
“Perhaps just to keep from having the trouble around decertification, I might have said certify. I didn't support that deal. So I understand why the administration looking at it anew says we have a deal that, yes, it does some good things on the nuclear side.”
“Well, Vladimir Putin is emerging, or maybe he's already emerged, as someone who out of his bitterness about how the Cold War ended, out of his sense that the West set out to humiliate Russia, has created a narrative now in which Russia is only going to be great by the old-fashioned way of autocracy at home and aggressiveness abroad.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 208 - Condoleezza Rice
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