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All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus. Now they don't. They call us to explain to them what's happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the outlets are reporting on world events from Washington. Ben Rhodes

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When it comes to Israel's security, our military and intelligence cooperation, that's off limits. That's protected. That's sacrosanct. Ben Rhodes

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I think one of the critiques of me is that I thought I knew it all. But I was learning from the enormous resources available within the U.S. government who have a very different view of the world than many of the people commenting on foreign policy from outside of the government. Ben Rhodes

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What people admire about Prime Minister Modi is that he is an ambitious leader who is trying to elevate India economically, and enlisting all Indians in that project will make it more successful. Ben Rhodes

There's this constant narrative of anxieties: Is the U.S. in decline? Is China rising? People forget... no other country is trying to play the role we play. They're not signing up to be responsible for security in the Middle East, responsible for the global economy, responsible for enforcing international norms. Ben Rhodes

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When I first went to work in the West Wing, the most daunting thing was how small this place was... You walk in: it's three floors, and there's a few offices on each floor, and that's it. Ben Rhodes

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The events of my twenties felt historic, but the people involved did not. I wanted a hero - someone who could make sense of what was happening around me and in some way redeem it. Ben Rhodes

Billions of people around the globe had come to know Barack Obama, had heard his words, had watched his speeches, and, in some unknowable but irreducible way, had come to see the world as a place that could - in some incremental way - change. Ben Rhodes

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As people who know me know, probably to a fault, I am usually not without thoughts and words. Ben Rhodes

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Laos is the ghost of American military interventions past. Ben Rhodes

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Mandela was a guy who didn't come in and just eviscerate the existing institutions. He sought to co-opt them. He brought white South Africans into his government. Ben Rhodes

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Political criticism is our enemies' best friend. Bernard Kerik

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In the 21st century, you have to use technology as one of the tools in the toolkit to bring about social change. Beth Simone Noveck

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I think the advice, regardless of gender, is always be open to conversations with people who do things differently than you do. If you're starting to work in tech, talk to the artists, talk to the lawyers, talk to the people who are interested in other things. Beth Simone Noveck

They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you're a threat to the university community. But the real threat is silencing the First Amendment rights of people with whom you disagree. Betsy DeVos

Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that. Betsy DeVos

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I expect there will be more private schools. Betsy DeVos

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I look forward to talking about how we can work together to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students while also refocusing the federal role in education. Betsy DeVos

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The bigger goal of giving all parents more choices is one that will have to be discussed and undoubtedly roundly debated, but we are going to have to continue to build the case. The momentum is there on the state level in many states. That's where the energy needs to be harnessed in a new way. Betsy DeVos

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