Rawlings Quotes

“A raid: "In fast, out fast, a lot of kicking ass in the middle."
-Capt. Rip Rawlings 2005, Al Anbar
(My Lieutenant's told me I said this, I don't remember saying it, but they are younger and smarter than me. Plus, if I didn't say it, I'm taking credit for it before someone else does).”
― Hunter Rawlings

“Philosophically and ideologically, he does not appear very deep. He is no Kwame Nkrumah”
― Kwamena Ahwoi

“Maybe fear is not an accurate word to describe the awe in which some of Rawlings’ appointees held him. The fact is his personality was over-powering and one needed a certain courage just to be in his presence.”
― Kwamena Ahwoi, Working with Rawlings

“A traitor is worse than an enemy.... the enemy you know and can take steps against- but the traitor you never know because he coming from within”
― Kwamena Ahwoi, Working with Rawlings

“Rawlings however did have a vision of a Ghana with values. The values of probity , accountability, integrity and transparency. ....But this w a vision that was difficult to attain, because it involved changing the attitudes of the people and , as is well known, attitudes are virtually impossible to change”
― Kwamena Ahwoi, Working with Rawlings