4 Condoleezza Rice Quotes on Law

Condoleezza Rice quotes on law

10. ...it is a longstanding principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress.

14. The United States doesn't and can't condone torture. And I want to make very clear that that's the view and the policy of the administration, the policy of the president, and that he's made very clear to American personnel that we will not condone torture....Senator, under no circumstances should we or have we condoned torture. And the president has been very clear that he expects everyone to live up to our international obligations and to American law.

22. The United States government does not authorise or condone torture of detainees. Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture, are crimes under US law, wherever they may occur in the world.

41. In any country, if you don't have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development.