The only thing not to do in a crisis situation is to remain in the status quo. Up to the present every crisis has ultimately served as a springboard for progress.

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From remarks by United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Ambassador Eric S. Edelman at The Washington Institute's Eighth Annual Turgut Ozal Memorial Lecture.

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The only thing not to do in a crisis situation is to remain in the status quo. Up to the present every crisis has ultimately served as a springboard for progress.

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