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title: "38 Protect Country Quotes by 33 authors"
description: "Browse 38 Protect Country quotes by 33 authors. Discover the best Protect Country sayings and thoughts."
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> [The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-duty-of-a-patriot-is-to-protect-his-country-from-its-government/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I... you know, I... look, after 9/11, I vowed to protect this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-you-know-i-look-after-9-11-i-vowed-to-protect-this-country/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [Our God-given right to protect our country, ourselves and our families shouldn't be up for debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marjorie-taylor-greene/our-god-given-right-to-protect-our-country-ourselves-and-our-families/)

[Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marjorie-taylor-greene/)

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> [I think, to a certain extent the economy and these decisions I made to protect the country matter a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-think-to-a-certain-extent-the-economy-and-these-decisions-i-made-to/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [I have respect for anybody that has to go and do whatever they have to do to protect their country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-harris/i-have-respect-for-anybody-that-has-to-go-and-do-whatever-they-have/)

[Steve Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-harris/)

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> [“If idealism could protect each country, there wouldn't be immigrants.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-morning/if-idealism-could-protect-each-country-there-wouldn-t-be-immigrants/)

[Mr. Morning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-morning/)

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> [I don't live under the illusion we don't need a military to protect this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-white/i-don-t-live-under-the-illusion-we-don-t-need-a-military-to-protect/)

[Ron White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-white/)

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> [We need everyone to protect ourselves in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoav-gallant/we-need-everyone-to-protect-ourselves-in-this-country/)

[Yoav Gallant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoav-gallant/)

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> [I believe it is my responsibility as a member of Congress to ensure that I protect our country from any and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikie-sherrill/i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-as-a-member-of-congress-to-ensure/)

[Mikie Sherrill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikie-sherrill/)

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> [In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-baucus/in-this-ever-changing-world-it-s-more-important-than-ever-that-our/)

[Max Baucus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-baucus/)

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> [The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-who-advances-without-coveting-fame-and-retreats-without/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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> [I have spent my life working to protect our country. I served three tours in Iraq with the CIA, served in national…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elissa-slotkin/i-have-spent-my-life-working-to-protect-our-country-i-served-three/)

[Elissa Slotkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elissa-slotkin/)

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> [There should be full engagement to protect our country from a grave threat, which is the weakest foreign policy since Jimmy Carter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/there-should-be-full-engagement-to-protect-our-country-from-a-grave/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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> [After 9/11, I told the American people I would do everything in my power to protect the country, within the law, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/after-9-11-i-told-the-american-people-i-would-do-everything-in-my/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-burr/although-we-must-change-the-ways-we-protect-our-country-we-must-also/)

[Richard Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-burr/)

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> [We should tell people we are working to protect our country. We are working to make America stronger for the long run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/we-should-tell-people-we-are-working-to-protect-our-country-we-are/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

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> [We cannot continue to ask the brave men and women of our Armed Forces to put their lives on the line to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-tierney/we-cannot-continue-to-ask-the-brave-men-and-women-of-our-armed-forces/)

[John F. Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-tierney/)

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> [You look at Iran, you look at North Korea, you look at terrorists, we don't even know where to look. We don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/you-look-at-iran-you-look-at-north-korea-you-look-at-terrorists-we/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-who-advances-without-coveting-fame-and-retreats-without-2/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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> [I also believe that we have to protect our country and lead the world with strength and steadiness, and we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-also-believe-that-we-have-to-protect-our-country-and-lead-the-world/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but much remains to be done, Americans from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-rudman/significant-steps-have-been-taken-since-9-11-to-protect-out-country/)

[Warren Rudman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-rudman/)

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> [Being a patriot doesn’t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/being-a-patriot-doesn-t-mean-prioritizing-service-to-government-above/)

[Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/)

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> [The notion, the invention of a country, is fairly new in the history of mankind. We tend to forget that. We want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/the-notion-the-invention-of-a-country-is-fairly-new-in-the-history-of/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

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> [Most people in the country didn't - and might still not - know about how powerful the United States is. They think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/most-people-in-the-country-didn-t-and-might-still-not-know-about-how/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [If the men and women who protect the country are to succeed in the missions they are assigned, we simply must invest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/if-the-men-and-women-who-protect-the-country-are-to-succeed-in-the/)

[Mac Thornberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-thornberry/)

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> [Nixon clearly broke laws. He clearly believed he needed to stay in power to protect the country. But he recognized that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-cox-richardson/nixon-clearly-broke-laws-he-clearly-believed-he-needed-to-stay-in/)

[Heather Cox Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-cox-richardson/)

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> [We will build an active army of around 540,000, as the Army's chief of staff has said he needs desperately and really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/we-will-build-an-active-army-of-around-540-000-as-the-army-s-chief-of/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [Let me tell you, we're still the best country on earth and we're going to take care of our people and we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manchin/let-me-tell-you-we-re-still-the-best-country-on-earth-and-we-re-going/)

[Joe Manchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manchin/)

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> [Congress has an obligation to protect our country's natural beauty, embodied in our nation's parks, rivers, and breathtaking landscapes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-reichert/congress-has-an-obligation-to-protect-our-country-s-natural-beauty/)

[Dave Reichert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-reichert/)

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> [The people who are in the military work very hard, often for not much money, to make their country better and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/the-people-who-are-in-the-military-work-very-hard-often-for-not-much/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

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> [Truth is suppressed, not to protect the country from enemy agents but to protect the Government of the day against the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hattersley/truth-is-suppressed-not-to-protect-the-country-from-enemy-agents-but/)

[Roy Hattersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hattersley/)

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> [A military starved of resources, training, and equipment will not long be able to protect the country physically or economically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/a-military-starved-of-resources-training-and-equipment-will-not-long/)

[Mac Thornberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-thornberry/)

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> [We must not only protect the country side and save it from destruction, we must restore what has been destroyed and salvage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyndon-b-johnson/we-must-not-only-protect-the-country-side-and-save-it-from/)

[Lyndon B. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyndon-b-johnson/)

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> [We're talking about the national security of our country and modernizing their technology platforms and the foundation on which all those applications…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-jassy/we-re-talking-about-the-national-security-of-our-country-and/)

[Andy Jassy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-jassy/)

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> [The Second Amendment is key to how this country was founded. The Founders put it in place so we could defend ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronny-jackson/the-second-amendment-is-key-to-how-this-country-was-founded-the/)

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

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> [If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/if-we-turn-our-back-on-the-people-of-this-country-who-need-to-work/)

[Barbara Boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-boxer/)

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> [To protect our country's economic future and the health and well being of all Americans, we must find a way to rein…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bennet/to-protect-our-country-s-economic-future-and-the-health-and-well/)

[Michael Bennet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bennet/)

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> [Clearly we must do everything we can to protect our country from the serious potential of another terrorist attack, but we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/clearly-we-must-do-everything-we-can-to-protect-our-country-from-the/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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