As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns.?

Question

"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."

Does this sound like a statement from a leader, a psychopath, or someone who is avoiding a question?

Brian, it's intelligent only to trailer trash morons like yourself who have yet to get their GED's.

I've seen better philosophy, not too mention foriegn policy, on bathroom walls.

Answer 1

It is definitly a quote from a Republican, no mistake about it. This is their way of governing.

Answer 2

It wasa very intelligent response. Unfortunately the left, with its profound lack of intellect, failed to grasp the meaning of what he said.

Let me break it down for you:

Known Knowns: things we know that we KNOW to be true. Example: That Iran is pursuing a nuclear program.

Known Unknowns: Things we don't know, but we know we don't know them, so we pursue that information.
Example: How far along Iran's nuclear program is.

Unknown Unknowns: These are things we don't know, but don't even know that we don't know them.
Example: If Iran were developing a space program based on a revolutionary new gravitic propulsion system. Something we don't know, and have absolutely no idea that we don't know.

See? Man, I'd hate to be a leftist democrat and have a perpetual feeling of intellectual inadequacy.

Answer 3

Sounds like someone who is thinking about the future and may be a pioneer in discovering things we never knew existed. I would say a brilliant leader, with either bad or good intentions, but brilliant none the less.

Please tell us who said it.

Answer 4

Sounds like a Rumsfield quote


so it would be a psychopathic leader dodging a question

Answer 5

Sounds like Don Rumsfeld! LOL

Answer 6

"Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something very clear: Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it." -- Ariel Sharon to Shimon Peres, October 3rd, 2001, as reported on Kol Yisrael

Answer 7

I'll take "someone avoiding a question who also thinks his audience consists of ten-year-olds and morons."

Answer 8

Rummy was obviously avoiding the question. And the media let him get away with it by taking that as a quote.

Answer 9

Straight from the mouth of Charles Manson.

Answer 10

It sounds to me like a leader who is sick of people stuck on stupid.

Of course it was Rummy.

Answer 11

Not sure, could have come from all three for different reasons. I completely understand what is being said.