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title: "6 Defense Quotes By Rudy Giuliani"
description: "6 Defense quotes by Rudy Giuliani. Plus more from Rudy Giuliani and more Defense sayings from other authors."
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> [I listen a little to the Democrats, and if one of them gets elected, we are going on defense," Giuliani continued. "We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/i-listen-a-little-to-the-democrats-and-if-one-of-them-gets-elected-we/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/rudy-giuliani-958_attitude_i-listen-a-little-to-the-democrats-and-i_437200.jpg)

> [ If you read history, right, if you read \[Mikhail\] Gorbachev's memoirs, Gorbachev memoirs said the key thing in winning the Cold War… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/if-you-read-history-right-if-you-read-mikhail-gorbachev-s-memoirs/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/rudy-giuliani-958_cold_if-you-read-history-right-if-you-read-mi_1131215.jpg)

> [ Ronald Reagan is going to go into negotiations with \[Vladimir\] Putin from a position of strength. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama gave… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/ronald-reagan-is-going-to-go-into-negotiations-with-vladimir-putin/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/rudy-giuliani-958_barack_ronald-reagan-is-going-to-go-into-negoti_1221595.jpg)

> [Republicans spend too much time on defense. We have to be on offense. We have to point out the truth. President Obama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/republicans-spend-too-much-time-on-defense-we-have-to-be-on-offense/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/rudy-giuliani-958_defense_republicans-spend-too-much-time-on-defen_1592539.jpg)

> [Here's why nuclear defense makes sense. And I know something about this. A missile can take an airplane out of the air.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/here-s-why-nuclear-defense-makes-sense-and-i-know-something-about/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/rudy-giuliani-958_air_here-s-why-nuclear-defense-makes-sense-a_1738897.jpg)

> [America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/america-needs-to-be-defended-we-need-missile-defense-to-better-police/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

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## Other authors on Defense

## More by Rudy Giuliani

> [On the one hand, you don't want to disrupt the nation with what might look like a vindictive prosecution, even though it might not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/on-the-one-hand-you-don-t-want-to-disrupt-the-nation-with-what-might/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [We want everyone to prepare themselves for the reality that we are not going to be able to recover significant numbers of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/we-want-everyone-to-prepare-themselves-for-the-reality-that-we-are/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [I'd rather have a genius like Donald Trump running America than someone like Hillary Clinton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/i-d-rather-have-a-genius-like-donald-trump-running-america-than/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [The rule is, you can protest all you want. Make all the noise you want. Carry all the signs you want. The minute you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/the-rule-is-you-can-protest-all-you-want-make-all-the-noise-you-want/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [The way you get through tragedy is to look at the good things in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/the-way-you-get-through-tragedy-is-to-look-at-the-good-things-in-life/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [I'm looking for a president that'll be like a Ronald Reagan to a Jimmy Carter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/i-m-looking-for-a-president-that-ll-be-like-a-ronald-reagan-to-a/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [There are terrible, terrible memories of September 11th, things that I saw, people that I lost, the devastation, the identification of bodies. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/there-are-terrible-terrible-memories-of-september-11th-things-that-i/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/you-ve-got-to-be-who-you-are-you-ve-got-to-be-honest-with-people-if/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/what-children-need-most-are-the-essentials-that-grandparents-provide/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [A lot of the people that are poor take advantage of loopholes and pay no taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/a-lot-of-the-people-that-are-poor-take-advantage-of-loopholes-and-pay/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [The most visible symbol in New York is the spirit of a free people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/the-most-visible-symbol-in-new-york-is-the-spirit-of-a-free-people/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [God bless every soul that we lost. God bless the families who have to endure that loss, and God guide us to our reunion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/god-bless-every-soul-that-we-lost-god-bless-the-families-who-have-to/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [ I know both Secretary \[Hillary\] Clinton and President \[Barack\] Obama were very gracious and I respect that a lot in the way they handled… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/i-know-both-secretary-hillary-clinton-and-president-barack-obama-were/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [ My advice would be the same advice that I gave President \[George W.\] Bush when he won in '04, and, kind of, wasn't followed.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/my-advice-would-be-the-same-advice-that-i-gave-president-george-w/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

> [Now, people have a hard time understanding how taxes work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/now-people-have-a-hard-time-understanding-how-taxes-work/)

[Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/)

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