Caspar Weinberger Quotes

United States, Politician
August 18, 1917 – March, 28, 2006.

Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger was an American politician and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including Chairman of the California Republican Party, 1962–68. Most notably he was Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.

Also known as Businessman

Even an inaccurate missile is quite a deterrent.

Caspar Weinberger
- Missiles
- Deterrent
Sanctions and negotiations can be very ineffective, and indeed foolish, unless the people you are talking with and negotiating with and trying to reach agreements with are people who can be trusted to keep their word.

Caspar Weinberger
- Trying
- Foolish
- Agreement

When in doubt, grab power.

Caspar Weinberger
- Power
- Doubt
We must recognize that personal freedoms diminish as the welfare state grows. The price of more and more public programs is less and less private freedom.

Caspar Weinberger
- Wisdom
- Politics
- Economy
It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq.

Caspar Weinberger
- Country
- America
- War
Kelso and Adler's book could start a revolution.

Caspar Weinberger
- Revolution
I think women are too valuable to be in combat.

Caspar Weinberger
- Women
- Valuable
- Combat
Here rests the soul of our nation - here also should be our conscience.

Caspar Weinberger
- Soul
- Should
- Conscience

I have had a long unabashed love affair with dogs that stretches back to early childhood.

Caspar Weinberger
- Long
- Childhood
- Dog