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Warren Christopher was an American statesman and diplomat, best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton. His career included key roles in international negotiations and peace efforts, particularly in the Middle East and the Balkans. He played a significant part in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the 1990s. Here are 38 of his quotes:

Let's see if we can't get this war behind us now. Certainly, the man in the street, the common person there, wants to have this war behind him. I think a lot of the soldiers are very war-weary too. (Warren Christopher)
I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move on to other problems. View quote
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I'm very skeptical about the good intentions of Milosevic. View quote
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces. View quote
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You know, it's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe; and the steps that NATO will take to expand to the East, that's a commitment. View quote
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I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates should not become public in the way of this city and in the way of Congress. View quote
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I'm very much in favor of focused responsibility, and so in the main areas that I'm worried about, I try to have a single person who is basically the key person in that area. View quote
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The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense, it apparently is a free and fair election, so it's a real milestone and one of the things we can take some little confidence in. View quote
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We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations have caused people to take to boats and flood not only the United States, but other countries in the region, creating great instability. View quote
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We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a reformer. We've been able to accomplish a number of things together. View quote
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Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders. (Warren Christopher)
An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy. View quote
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I ask the Philippines Government to put an end to journalists' killings by giving journalists' safety the priority it deserves. View quote
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Occupation: American Statesman
Born: October 27, 1925
Died: March 18, 2011
Quotes count: 38