Do not compromise on national security for purely…

It's very hard to stand up to the government which is saying that publication will threaten national security. People don't seem to realize that…

— Ben Bradlee

All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well.

— Andrew Mitchell

There's no question that the US is engaged in economic spying. If there's information at Siemens that they think would be beneficial to the…

— Edward Snowden

In the Pentagon Papers case, the government asserted in the Supreme Court that the publication of the material was a threat to national security.…

— Alan Dershowitz

But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing…

— Mitch Daniels

It wasn't until about a year, year and a half in where I began to realize that the Pentagon and our national-security apparatus and…

— Barack Obama

National security is a really big problem for journalists, because no journalist worth his salt wants to endanger the national security, but the law…

— Ben Bradlee

Current levels of Pentagon spending may not be able to support current defense strategy. The answer to this problem is right before our eyes:…

— William Hartung

Spending should be transparent. All spending by the Pentagon should be online. Every check. Exceptions should be made for legitimate national security issues. But…

— Grover Norquist

I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be living in…

— Mort Kondracke

Look, I don't mind if the President sends a budget which he knows is not going to achieve anything. But when he prefaces his…

— Charles Krauthammer

I don't believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest. Surely we Republicans aren't that desperate…

— Margaret Chase Smith

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman…

— Jim DeMint

If Britain pursues a more independent foreign policy, it might be possible then. And if it is guided by commitments to its allies and…

— Vladimir Putin

A government, the constitution of which renders it unfit to be trusted with all the powers which a free people ought to delegate to…

— Alexander Hamilton