United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they’re trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it’s a sexually transmitted disease. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
A peace deal requires agreements, and you don’t make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don’t just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay down their arms and renounce violence, and three, participate in the public political life of the country in accordance with the constitution. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation. Richard Holbrooke Read Quote
