The siren song of isolationism is tempting. But allowing…

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity…

— Michael Mandelbaum

I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in…

— John Bolton

As we face alarming conflicts and unrest around the world, a fully resourced and staffed State Department is critical to American security, our strength…

— Andy Kim

Communism has established centres of infection... No area in the world is as vital to American security as the Caribbean...We need a massive injection…

— Francois Duvalier

Look, I think the public generally understands that what's at stake in Afghanistan is American security, number one.

— Paul Wolfowitz

The NSA was actually concerned back in the time of the crypto-wars with improving American security. Nowadays, we see that their priority is weakening…

— Edward Snowden

The alternative, no limits on Iran's nuclear program, no inspections, an Iran that's closer to a nuclear weapon, the risk of regional nuclear arms…

— Barack Obama

Every dollar we contribute directly or indirectly to the mainland Chinese regime puts American security and the fabric of our society at risk.

— Michael Waltz

Anyone who has had the experience of going through American security checks knows the purpose of these checks is not to make you safer;…

— Salman Rushdie

The terrorist threat to American troops has decreased in some ways because there's not 175,000 in a dangerous part of the world. There's only 15,000.

— Tim Kaine

The biggest threat to the American people today lies with the United States government. ... [T]he long-term solution is to dismantle, not reform, the…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

Israel may be beloved, but for American security, it is not essential.

— Richard Cohen

“The most realistic violent threat to the American people no longer comes out of the sky on the tip of a missile. It now…

— Louis Klarevas

“The biggest threat to American power in the long run is the persistent decline in its middle class standard of living today.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

I will never cede the authority of our country or our security to any other nation. I'll never give a veto over American security…

— John F. Kerry