Condoleezza Rice in The Washington Times
On Abortion:
We need a culture that respects life
I’m very comfortable with the president’s view that we have to respect and need to have a culture that respects life. This should be an issue pretty infrequently because we ought to have a culture that says that, ‘Who wants to have an abortion?
Who wants to see a daughter or a friend or a sibling go through something like that?’ We have to respect the culture of life and we have to try and bring people to have respect for it and make this as rare a circumstance as possible.
Source: Washington Times, on www.4condi.com, “Issues”
Mar 11, 2005
On Abortion:
Libertarian on abortion; don’t force views on others
I’ve called myself at times mildly pro-choice. I’m kind of libertarian on this issue, and meaning by that that I have been concerned about a government role in this issue.
I’m a strong proponent of parental choice, of parental notification. I’m a strong proponent of a ban on late-term abortion. These are all things that I think unite people and
I think that that’s where we should be.What I do think is that we should not have the federal government in a position where it is forcing its views on one side or the other. So, for instance,
I’ve tended to agree with those who do not favor federal funding for abortion, because I believe that those who hold a strong moral view on the other side should not be forced to fund it.“
Source: Washington Times, on www.4condi.com, “Issues”
Mar 11, 2005
On Principles & Values:
Faith & prayer guide me on difficult matters
My faith isn’t something that I can set outside of anything that I do, because it’s so integral to who I am. Prayer is very important to me and a belief that if you ask for it, you will be guided. Now, that doesn’t mean that I think that God will tell me
what to do on, you know, the Iran nuclear problem. But I do believe very strongly that if you are a prayerful and faithful person, that that is a help in guiding us, as imperfect beings, to have to deal with extremely difficult and consequential matters.
Source: Interview With Washington Times, on www.4condi.com, “Issues”
Mar 11, 2005
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