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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 54 quotes by Leon Panetta Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) is an American statesman, lawyer, and professor. He served in the Barack Obama administration as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011 and as Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013. A Democrat, Panetta was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993, served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1994 and as President Bill... Read full biography of Leon Panetta → 1 2 3 4 5 Ctrl → You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world. 0 I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions. 0 Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for... → 0 We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is... → 0 After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed... → 0 When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget. 0 The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win. 0 The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security. 0 Unfortunately these days, there is a hell of a lot that keeps me awake. 0 One demonstration of extremists, any more than a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in the United States, is not necessarily reflective of what the rest of... → 0 Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time. 0 When you're smaller and leaner, you're not going to have that large a presence throughout the world. 0 The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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