James R. Schlesinger Professions : Former United States Secretary of Defense Born : February 15, 1929 Died : March 27, 2014 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by James R. Schlesinger The notion of a defense that will protect American cities is one that will not be achieved, but it is that goal that supplies the political magic, as it were, in the president's vision. James R. Schlesinger political cities goal We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring the rumblings below Vesuvius. James R. Schlesinger pompeii oil people We have only two modes - complacency and panic. James R. Schlesinger complacency panic two Under budgetary pressure (arbitrary or not) it is truly remarkable how many options one discovers one can do without. James R. Schlesinger arbitrary remarkable pressure Oil production should peak out around the world in the early 1990s...That means in five years' time we may have chewed up most of the possibility of further expansion of oil production. James R. Schlesinger oil mean years Similar Authors Clark Clifford former-united-states-secretary-of-defense Charles Erwin Wilson former-united-states-secretary-of-defense George C. Marshall former-united-states-secretary-of-defense Frank Carlucci former-united-states-secretary-of-defense Louis A. Johnson former-united-states-secretary-of-defense Les Aspin former-united-states-secretary-of-defense All Authors
