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> [Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-markey/our-nation-s-security-economy-and-place-on-the-world-stage-depends-on/)

[Ed Markey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-markey/)

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> [There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlen-specter/there-is-no-doubt-that-our-nation-s-security-and-defeating-terrorism/)

[Arlen Specter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlen-specter/)

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> [It's my commitment to the nation's security, it's my commitment to the men and women in uniform that drives me. Not anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-esper/it-s-my-commitment-to-the-nation-s-security-it-s-my-commitment-to-the/)

[Mark Esper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-esper/)

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> [The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are one, Security to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-taylor-coleridge/the-three-great-ends-which-a-statesman-ought-to-propose-to-himself-in-2/)

[Samuel Taylor Coleridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-taylor-coleridge/)

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> [When it comes to the effective stewardship of our nation's security - especially during crises - the most successful administrations had three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-blinken/when-it-comes-to-the-effective-stewardship-of-our-nation-s-security/)

[Antony Blinken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-blinken/)

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> [We need an adequate defense, but every arms dollar we spend above adequacy has a long-term weakening effect upon the nation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/we-need-an-adequate-defense-but-every-arms-dollar-we-spend-above/)

[Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/)

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> [One of our pillars has to be national security - our nation's security both domestically and abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zinke/one-of-our-pillars-has-to-be-national-security-our-nation-s-security/)

[Ryan Zinke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zinke/)

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> [If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-arpaio/if-a-nation-s-security-is-only-as-strong-as-its-weakest-link-then/)

[Joe Arpaio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-arpaio/)

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> [It is shameful that the working committee of United Nation Security Council has raised serious question on India's ability to fight against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajnath-singh/it-is-shameful-that-the-working-committee-of-united-nation-security/)

[Rajnath Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajnath-singh/)

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> [As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-kennedy/as-the-bill-requires-any-terror-alert-system-must-give-people-and/)

[Patrick J. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-kennedy/)

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> [I told them that free people always had to decide where to draw the line between their liberty and their security. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hayden/i-told-them-that-free-people-always-had-to-decide-where-to-draw-the/)

[Michael Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hayden/)

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