Paul Wolfowitz quotes - page 2

Paul Wolfowitz is an American politician, diplomat, and foreign policy expert. Known for serving as Deputy Secretary of Defense and for his influential role in shaping U.S. policy during the George W. Bush administration, particularly regarding the Iraq War. He has also served as President of the World Bank and has been a prominent figure in international relations. Here are 38 of his quotes:

It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities.

Paul Wolfowitz

I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.

Paul Wolfowitz

I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government.

Paul Wolfowitz

The absence of Saddam is a huge weight off the Arab world.

Paul Wolfowitz

The American people are pretty impressive in their ability to keep after something if they think it is doable.

Paul Wolfowitz

You can't win if you're chasing the wrong problem.

Paul Wolfowitz

The use of force to liberate people is very different from the use of force to suppress or control them, or even to defeat them.

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History is just littered with problems that were solved that were supposed to be impossible.

Paul Wolfowitz

We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States.

Paul Wolfowitz

I'm constantly asking for alternative views on most things that come to me.

Paul Wolfowitz

I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.

Paul Wolfowitz