Alexander Haig Quotes

Alexander Haig — American Public Servant born on December 02, 1924, died on February 20, 2010

Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the second-highest ranking officer in the Army, and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe... (wikipedia)

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness.

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.

As of now, I am in control here in the White House.

The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.