Erik Prince

Everyone says they support our troops and thank you for their service, if they really want to support their troops, demand better. Demand that their sacrifice not be wasted. That we not just muddle along as some of the generals have called for. ”

I've been overtly and covertly serving America since I started in the armed services. ”

The failings in Afghanistan don't fall on the shoulders of the American service personnel trying to complete their mission. The failure falls on military leadership unable to adapt to irregular warfare, and a Congress that blindly continues to fund failure. ”

I am a businessman, not a politician, but I am also a proud American who would never do anything against my country's national interest. ”

I would rather deal with the vagaries of investing in Africa than in figuring out what the hell else Washington is going to do to the entrepreneur next. ”

The greatest threat to our freedom and prosperity is not al-Qaida, the Taliban, Iran or even China. It's an idea, the idea that we can spend our way out of our problems without tightening our belt and paring down the very bloated government. ”

Let's stop trading freedom for the illusion of security. ”

I started a private equity fund and we invest in energy, mining, agriculture kind of things in Africa. ”

If someone is doing that, saving the customer money, is making a profit so bad? ”

When someone needs copper, or wood or an ag product, and they invest capital somewhere to make that happen, and people get jobs from that, and that good gets introduced to the world stage and it gets traded and moved, the whole world benefits. ”