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title: "9 Defense Industry Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Defense Industry quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Defense Industry sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't know what would happen if the media starts picking up a theme that Google is secretly building AI weapons or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fei-fei-li/i-don-t-know-what-would-happen-if-the-media-starts-picking-up-a-theme/)

[Fei-Fei Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fei-fei-li/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/fei-fei-li-12223_ai_i-don-t-know-what-would-happen-if-the-me_2026795.jpg)

> [As America prepared for war in 1941, discrimination largely shut black Americans out of job opportunities in the growing defense industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-perez/as-america-prepared-for-war-in-1941-discrimination-largely-shut-black/)

[Tom Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-perez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28b/tom-perez-2700_america_as-america-prepared-for-war-in-1941-disc_80396.jpg)

> [Michigan has a lot at stake in the defense industry, and the defense industry has a lot at stake in Michigan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sander-levin/michigan-has-a-lot-at-stake-in-the-defense-industry-and-the-defense/)

[Sander Levin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sander-levin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/sander-levin-25274_defense_michigan-has-a-lot-at-stake-in-the-defen_2776593.jpg)

> [“The best defense industry is to build good relationships with your neighbors! The best missile, the best tank, the best atomic bomb…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/the-best-defense-industry-is-to-build-good-relationships-with-your/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_atomic-bomb_the-best-defense-industry-is-to-build-go_234218.jpg)

> [I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/i-have-been-struck-by-the-pervasive-frequency-of-pompously-patriotic/)

[Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/)

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> [“Peace is bad for business. When the former Soviet Union fell apart, the U.S. defense industry was staring into the face of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-wolf/peace-is-bad-for-business-when-the-former-soviet-union-fell-apart-the/)

[Naomi Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-wolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/naomi-wolf-1344_bad-business_peace-is-bad-for-business-when-the-forme_1961373.png)

> [I will be a tireless advocate for our District's defense priorities including Sheppard Air Force Base, Pantex, Bell Helicopter, universities conducting important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronny-jackson/i-will-be-a-tireless-advocate-for-our-district-s-defense-priorities/)

[Ronny Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronny-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/ronny-jackson-5832_air_i-will-be-a-tireless-advocate-for-our-di_1034.jpg)

> [“The US government served as both a munificent venture capitalist that did not expect a return (not even co-ownership) yet acted as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arun-rao/the-us-government-served-as-both-a-munificent-venture-capitalist-that/)

[Arun Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arun-rao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/arun-rao-84370_politics_the-us-government-served-as-both-a-munif_1456179.jpg)

> [One of the reasons why this country undertook military action in Iraq was that there are quite a few problems here, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-gorbachev/one-of-the-reasons-why-this-country-undertook-military-action-in-iraq/)

[Mikhail Gorbachev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-gorbachev/)

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