National security Quotes · Page 8

Peacekeeping works in some situations, but it very often needs other ingredients. Peacekeeping is not the aspirin of international security.

— Jean-Marie Guehenno

Let's talk about national security. That's what's keeping most Americans up at night.

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders

I think 9/11 guaranteed that national security is going to be in the forefront of every election.

— George H. W. Bush

The example that America knows how to govern itself is one of the compelling aspects of our national security.

— Jim Mattis

It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling…

— Franklin Pierce

In the United States national security interests to have a working relationship with Russia.

— Katrina vanden Heuvel

We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority.

— Barack Obama

The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.

— Sue Kelly

What the Agency [CIA] does is ordered by the President and the NSC [National Security Council]. The Agency neither makes decisions on…

— Philip Agee

“Joe is a man of integrity, incapable of hiding what he really thinks, and one of those rare people you know you…

— Robert M. Gates

The time has passed in America when this party can be the party of compassion and let the executive branch run foreign…

— Wesley Clark

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq -…

— Mark Udall

China poses a greater national security threat to the U.S. than any other nation - economically, militarily and technologically. That includes threats…

— John Ratcliffe

The prosperity that drives our economic security is inherently linked to our national security. And the immense influence that the Chinese government…

— Christopher A. Wray

As a former CIA case officer, I recognize that the rapid rise of firms like Huawei and ZTE presents a significant national…

— Abigail Spanberger

I care more about my economy, national security, and fiscal conservatism than I do about what other women do with their bodies.…

— Meghan McCain

American national security and American economic interests, of course - every president, every secretary of state - that is the primary goal.…

— Condoleezza Rice

With what Trump is doing now, provoking North Korea, risking actual destruction of part of the US, he is violating the system's…

— Allan Nairn

Suffice it to say that Wall Street investors in the drug industries have used the government to unleash and transform their economic…

— Douglas Valentine

President-elect Donald Trump has a host of national security challenges to deal with as he assumes office, from the resurgence of the…

— Peter Bergen

The fact is that we have been consistent in a predictable 60-year commitment to national security, while our friends and former enemies…

— Victor Davis Hanson

To put it bluntly, we now need to reverse course. We need more highly skilled small farmers in more places all across…

— Michael Pollan

There is a very real and critical danger that unrestrained public discussion of cryptologic matters will seriously damage the ability of this…

— Bobby Ray Inman

We had very good discussions on current security challenges and NATO's continued adaptation to meet them. Canada is a committed ally and…

— Jens Stoltenberg

I think it's critical that we return national security issues to the center of the overall political debate in America.

— John Bolton

Requiring our higher learning institutions to disclose nefarious sources of income isn't just common sense; it's national security.

— John E. James

“When liberty is branded terrorism, And terrorism is declared self defense, Ceasefire is vetoed as taboo, Geopolitics is fancy talk for arms…

— Abhijit Naskar

I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does.

— Barry McCaffrey

In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security…

— Samantha Power

Operation Sovereign Borders has been one of Australia's greatest national security policy successes.

— Scott Morrison

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton is exceptionally qualified to serve as President Trump's National Security Adviser, and I fully support his selection.

— Martha McSally

I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress.

— Jon Ossoff

You can't tell me that all the wars we are fighting are in America's national security interest.

— Todd Rokita

Diversifying our energy sources will create jobs, improve our national security and lay the foundation for a strong, sustainable economy in the…

— Mazie Hirono

Defeating Barack Obama becomes, in fact, a duty of national security. Because the fact is, he is incapable of defending the United…

— Newt Gingrich

“National security was invoked so freely that the First Amendment had become an empty promise. ”

— Matthew Bracken

We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime.

— Barack Obama

I had been sort of a rising star - an athlete, a scholar, a leader. My dream was to become a high-level…

— Paula Broadwell

I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.

— Rachel Maddow

Part of our obligation is to ensure that policymakers are provided with the fullest possible picture of any matters that might affect…

— James Clapper