National Security Quotes

• I believe with all my heart that our first priority must be world peace, and that use of force is always and only a last resort, when everything else has failed, and then only with regard to our national security.

  Ronald Reagan

  Believe, Heart, Priorities

  Ronald Reagan during Presidential Debate with Jimmy Carter, www.reaganlibrary.gov. October 28, 1980.

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• Do not compromise on national security for purely budgetary reasons. The world is dangerous, and we must always be prepared for anything that might threaten our national interests and security.

  Sanford Bishop

  Might, World, Compromise

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• National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.

  Al Franken

  Trust, Law, Government

  "We need transparency on domestic surveillance" by Al Franken, www.cnn.com. July 23, 2013.

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• I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides.

  Joe Lieberman

  Lying, Believe, Borders

  "Congress bids farewell to influential lawmakers", www.foxnews.com.

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• I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

  Robert Redford

  Nature, Thinking, Earth Day

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• We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do so without strong national security and a thoughtful and informed discourse.

  Mike Pompeo

  Strong, Thoughtful, America

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• National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

  Theresa May

  Erosion, Government, Liberty

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

  Barack Obama

  Strong, Powerful, Military

  YouTube Channel "squawkboxnoise"/"Obama Civilian Security", www.youtube.com. July 17, 2008.

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• 'National Security' is the root password to the Constitution.

  Phil Karn

  Roots, Constitution, Passwords

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• I think anybody that is concerned with national security, and if you look at our Constitution - the Constitution states very clearly that the number one task of our government is to provide for the common defense and protection of this country.

  Ted Yoho

  Country, Thinking, Common

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Gross negligence in handling national security is a felony.

  Bill O'Reilly

  Gross, Negligence, Felony

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• National security begins with border security. Foreign terrorists will not be able to strike America if they cannot get into our country.

  Donald Trump

  Country, America, Borders

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• National security is a serious matter and I do not think it is in proper to discuss such details in a public forum.

  Narendra Modi

  Thinking, Details, Matter

  Source: www.deccanchronicle.com

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• Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

  William Proxmire

  Exercise, Power, Political

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• National security is the fig leaf against freedom of information.

  Ralph Nader

  Information, Figs, Leafs

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• I'm afraid, based on my own experience, that fascism will come to America in the name of national security.

  Jim Garrison

  Peace, War, Names

  Playboy interview, October, 1967.

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• Honest people, knowledgeable people, really well-informed people can have very different views about what the right measures are on national security.

  Malcolm Turnbull

  Views, People, Different

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• Violence as a way of gaining power... is being camouflaged under the guise of tradition, national honor [and] national security.

  Alfred Adler

  Peace, War, Honor

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• We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global economy. And this much is certain: America will not have national security without economic security.

  John F. Kerry

  America, Challenges, Faces

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• National security, the government is in charge of that. And you better have a president that understands the threats we [the state] face and what we have to do about it and if you can't articulate that as a candidate, you cannot be commander-in-chief.

  Marco Rubio

  Government, President, Faces

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• The United States has every intention of continuing to do the kind of reconnaissance and surveillance work we have done for decades, well known to everyone, that is essential to protect our national security, and frankly, the security of our friends in various regions of the world. It is part of our collection system.

  Colin Powell

  United States, Essentials, Done

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I would say national security is work in progress.

  Jeb Bush

  Progress, Work In Progress, Security

  "'Hannity' Great American Forum: Jeb Bush". "The Hannity Show", www.foxnews.com. July 22, 2011.

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• We need to stop spending money on those weapons systems that do not advance national security.

  Lawrence Korb

  Needs, Weapons, Spending

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• People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most about - the economy, education and health care.

  Tom Daschle

  Opportunity, Break Through, Issues

  "Gephardt considers future", www.cnn.com. November 6, 2002.

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• If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.

  Rachel Maddow

  Accountability, Secret, Done

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