'American leadership is needed now more than ever': In Creighton visit, Albright, Powell reflect on careers, state of nation
By Creighton University
“I’ve had arguments with the Russians; I’ve had arguments with the Chinese,” said Gen. (Ret.) Colin Powell, who joined fellow former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for a talk at Creighton University Tuesday night. “That's what diplomacy’s about. That’s what politics is about. You can’t just go your own way in this. It’s always been ‘America first.’ But it’s never been 'America alone.'" Also pictured, from right: Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, and CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux.
Whatever else may have been said about the country over the past three years, whatever trials the United States might face today, there’s one thing to which a pair of former U.S. Secretaries of State attested Tuesday night in front of nearly 2,500 attendees at Creighton University.
Creighton will become the first Midwest Jesuit university to adopt the policy for freshman applicants, beginning in 2020.
“I’ve had arguments with the Russians; I’ve had arguments with the Chinese,” said Gen. (Ret.) Colin Powell, who joined fellow former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for a talk at Creighton University Tuesday night. “That's what diplomacy’s about. That’s what politics is about. You can’t just go your own way in this. It’s always been ‘America first.’ But it’s never been 'America alone.'" Also pictured, from right: Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, and CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux.