Michael Morell > Quotes

“Leadership is not about following public opinion. Leadership is about guiding public opinion to a place that best serves American interests over the longer term.”
― Michael Morell, The Great War of Our Time: The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism--From al Qa'ida to ISIS

“In international relations, sometimes the best indicator of what someone is going to do is what he tells you he is going to do. And, since it is a religious obligation in Islam to warn your enemies in advance, there was reason to pay particular attention to what he had to say.”
― Michael Morell, The Great War of Our Time: The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism--From al Qa'ida to ISIS