Daniel Inouye Quotes

• There exists a shadowy Government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of the national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself.

  Daniel Inouye

  Fundraising, World Government, Air

  Iran-Contra Hearings Closing Statement, www.danielkinouyeinstitute.org. August 03, 1987.

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• Uno no se convierte en soldado en una semana: requiere entrenamiento, estudio y disciplina. No cabe duda de que el mejor ejército del mundo se encuentra en Estados Unidos.

  Daniel Inouye

  Army, Discipline, Soldier

  "Congress bids farewell to influential lawmakers", www.foxnews.com.

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• There is no such man as a one-person hero.

  Daniel Inouye

  Hero, Men, Persons

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• Americanism is not a matter of skin or color.

  Daniel Inouye

  Color, Skins, Matter

  "Sen. Daniel Inouye On Pearl Harbor, After 70 Years". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. December 7, 2011.

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• I've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt a little bad receiving it, so I received it on behalf of the fellows, because there's no such thing as a single-handed war. There's always a support group, and if you didn't have people who supported you, you couldn't fight a war.

  Daniel Inouye

  Guerra, Lucha, Gente

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• A great nation betrayed the principles which have made it great, and thereby became hostage to hostage-takers.

  Daniel Inouye

  Principles, Betrayed, Made

  1987 Of the Iran-Contra scandal. In the NewYork Times, 24 Jul.

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• Ese es uno de los horrores de la guerra, que puedes entrenar a una persona, entrenarla para odiar, entrenarla para matar. Es un pensamiento terrible.

  Daniel Inouye

  Hate, War, Horror

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• If you run across a dog driving, would you ever forget that? You could never forget that, that bump. It'll haunt you for the rest of your life. Imagine if you killed a human being. You're not going to forget that. Well, I killed many.

  Daniel Inouye

  Running, Dog, Bumps

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• Es un sueño en el que vives una vida poderosa, en la que puedes casarte si quieres, criar hijos si quieres, educarte hasta el límite de tu capacidad y hacer lo que te hace feliz, porque todos buscamos la buena vida. No queremos ir por la vida luchando, luchando y luchando.

  Daniel Inouye

  Dream, Powerful, Good Life

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• I hope that the mistakes made and suffering imposed upon Japanese Americans nearly 60 years ago will not be repeated against Arab Americans whose loyalties are now being called into question.

  Daniel Inouye

  Loyalty, Mistake, Years

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• Today, we have a powerful military that serves as a deterrent, but the enemy we have today is not like World War II, where you sign a piece of paper and the war is over. Today they're not in uniform. In my time we knew what the enemy looked like, we knew his weapons systems and such. Today, your cab driver may be the person, you have no idea. I don't know how we got into this fix, but we're there.

  Daniel Inouye

  Poderoso, Militar, Guerra

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• No times were more dangerous than when our country was born, when revolution was our midwife.

  Daniel Inouye

  Country, Revolution, Born

  1987 Response to Adm John M Poindexter and Lt Col Oliver L North's contention that their actions were greatly influenced by 'a dangerous world'. In the NewYork Times, 24 Jul.

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• Imagine yourself as a wife, and you have to look at a brain-injured husband for the rest of your life, and he can't talk to you. But we're paying for this. That's the easy part, money payment. But how do you pay for the misery? So if we can, we should be able to avoid war.

  Daniel Inouye

  Husband, War, Wife

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• Sí, invertir prudentemente las aportaciones al fondo de la Seguridad Social puede reportar mayores dividendos, pero esas aportaciones también se enfrentarían a un mayor riesgo. Sería como apostar. No deberíamos jugar con las inversiones y el futuro de los ciudadanos de esta tierra.

  Daniel Inouye

  Land, Gambling, Risk

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• I'm supposed to be a normal, sane type person, but after you go through war and such, you become superstitious. I am convinced that somebody is looking after me.

  Daniel Inouye

  War, Normal, Type

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• I do not personally agree with some of the positions that Mr. Gonzales has advocated, but that should come as no surprise, because I do not agree with many of the proposals made by the man who nominated him, President Bush.

  Daniel Inouye

  Men, President, Surprise

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• Most people may not think about it, but the aftermath of war is very costly. Costly not just in lives, but the treatment. Because of the efficiency of our transportation system, the efficiency of our medical technicians, people are surviving.

  Daniel Inouye

  Guerra, Pensamiento, Gente

  Fuente: www.achievement.org

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• The President's speech suggested to me that were we to follow his leadership, we will be in Iraq not for months, but for years. I also hope I am wrong on this.

  Daniel Inouye

  Leadership, Years, Iraq

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