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Richard Lugar

It is unfortunate that there is not a government in Iraq that has been able to unify the Shiites and the Sunnis sufficiently. They are not currently fighting together.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

When I was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president back in 1995, 1996, I advocated the fair tax.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

I have no salary from the Lugar Center. Essentially, the moneys we have received has been from foundations.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

We believe – most polls indicate – a lack of support, a lack of confidence in the ability of the Congress to work. That is disturbing in terms of our general democracy.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

I compliment President Obama on having these summits each year in Washington in which people have talked about ridding the world of materials of mass destruction.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

Secretary Perry became the 19th secretary of defense and the first enlisted man to serve in that role. He had time in the highest ranks of the Pentagon and was instrumental in the dismantlement of the nuclear warheads in the United States and Russia. Throughout his career, he has devoted himself to protecting the interests of the nation.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

Bilateral talks would have to achieve cessation of the missile work by the North Koreans. And it would have to include, as did the Iranian deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency or some other group coming in to assess that and to enforce that to give information about it internationally.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

Of other countries, to impose economic sanctions, it’d really begin to dry up the enormous amount of money coming into North Korea, a lot of it from China – from Chinese banks – whereas, if we sanction the Chinese banks, there could be friction with China. But this is something we’re going to have to face.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

There should be a response, clearly, if there was meddling. And it does appear that there was some, and therefore, we perhaps should wait for our own investigation by Mr. Mueller to continue and to come to a conclusion before we begin to take steps regarding the Russians.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

That first responsibility as a school board member – meals for latch-key children – was absolutely critical in my understanding of the extraordinary problems of poverty.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

The beginning of my political career was not promising. I ran for junior class president at Shortridge High school and was runner up. I ran again in the senior year with the same result. But opportunity came ironically, or fortunately, when I returned to Indianapolis after serving in the Navy.

– Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar

We must perfect a worldwide system of accountability for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

– Richard Lugar

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