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With the assumption of that greater burden, the burden on our troops should go down, and we should start to see our numbers going in the other direction,


Colin Powell

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COLIN POWELL Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach be...
COLIN POWELL It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political s...
COLIN POWELL The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be en...
COLIN POWELL Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it: Sp...
COLIN POWELL You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda....
COLIN POWELL I don't think it's racism, I think it's economic. But poverty disproportionately affects African-Ame...
COLIN POWELL They will not succeed, for we stand united in the global war against terrorism -- war that compels t...
COLIN POWELL President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ulti...
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