You probably thought that they had gone forever. However, for your enjoyment, Broadcasting House has diligently gathered together this fine collection of off-the-cuff remarks from one of the only remaining world superpower's most ingenious wordsmiths.

Rivalled only by the President himself, Mr Rumsfeld is prodigious in his output. Now, straight from the horse's mouth, hand-crafted from the finest Soundbite TM, mounted and polished for your pleasure, we give you:

The Donald Rumsfeld Library of Quotations.

Simply click below to enjoy them again and again in the comfort of your own sanatorium.

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