Donald Rumsfeld Quotes on Duty (13 Quotes)

I guess the one word that comes to mind is really 'duty.' You've done yours, ... The people of New York have done theirs, and the men and women in uniform are still doing theirs.

I don't think you mean they have an obligation to physically stop it it's to report it,

You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck.

He said he also assumed ... we have an obligation related to the Taiwan Relations Act and with regard to the defense buildup of Taiwan, or any weapons sales that are pending to the Republic of China, the problem is caused by the Chinese missile buildup, which continues apace, and which we believe is the primary driver for tensions in the Strait and our concerns there.

They have an obligation under that to affirmatively state what they have, ... One would think that that would be a help to the inspectors if it were honestly and accurately answered, not just as to what they have, but where it's located.

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and accountability their direction.

Obviously, the United States does not have a responsibility when a sovereign country engages in something that they disapprove of,

Our objective is not to create dependency but to encourage Iraqi independence, by giving Iraqis increasing responsibility, over time, for the security and governance of their country, ... Because long-term stability comes not from the presence of foreign forces but from the development of functioning local institutions. The sooner Iraqis can take responsibility for their own affairs the sooner U.S. forces can come home.

Ix2019m not a doctor and Ix2019m not the kind of a person who would be in a position to approve or disapprove. It seems to me, looking at it from this distance, is that the responsible people are the combatant commanders. And the Army is the executive agent for detainees.

Inspectors do not have the duty or the ability to uncover terrible weapons hidden in a vast country. The responsibility of inspectors is simply to confirm evidence of voluntary and total disarmament. Saddam Hussein has the responsibility to provide that evidence, as directed, and in full.

We've spent the day talking to people and seeing the steps that have been taken to see that those types of abuses to people for whom we have a responsibility and custody will not happen again,

As the capabilities of the Republic of Korea grow, obviously they will assume more and more responsibility, as they have been doing in recent years. As that happens in an orderly way, over time, there will be adjustments in the command relationship and those are the kinds of things allies discuss.

These events occurred on my watch, ... As secretary of defense, I am accountable for them and I take full responsibility.