Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces.

Quote by Richard Perle

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Dictatorships start wars because they need external enemies to exert internal control over their own...

Dictatorships start wars because they need external enemies to exert internal control over their own...

The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is...

The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is...

Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause...

Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause...

The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose...

The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose...

In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is...

In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is...

There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people...

There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people...

If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it...

If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty.

In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty.

But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish...

But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish...

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the...

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the...

We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight...

We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight...

No operational commander should have to assign a soldier a task that could be done...

No operational commander should have to assign a soldier a task that could be done...

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold...

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold...

Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but...

Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but...

To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into...

To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into...

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not...

National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not...