“If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become a...” — Richard Holbrooke Quote

“If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim.”

“World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.”

“The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.”

“Popular ideas about AIDS are based on a hypothesis that does not stand up to scientific scrutiny.”

“When my lover Hubert Sorin was dying of AIDS, he was always trying to fix me up - posthumously, as it were - with the cute busboy at the hotel.”

“We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS.”