"There is an old argument between the so-called 'realistic' school of foreign affairs and the 'idealistic' school . . . As a policymaker, I can tell you that these categories obscure reality. In real life, power and values are married completely."

When Condoleezza was assistant to the president for national security affairs, she was invited to deliver the Wriston Lecture at New York City's Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Speaking just over a year after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, she took the opportunity to discuss national security issues and the fight against terrorism.

Manhattan Institute |

Condoleezza delivered the 2002 Wriston Lecture ~ an annual distinguished speakers series at the Manhattan Institute where banker, author + government advisor Walter B. Wriston was once a trustee.

US Department of Treasury |