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title: "2 Protect Country Quotes By Mac Thornberry"
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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 more in defense.](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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> [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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## More by Mac Thornberry

> [It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/it-is-very-distressing-that-anyone-would-look-at-these-matters-from-a/)

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

> [For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/for-more-than-two-centuries-since-winning-our-own-freedom-we-the/)

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

> [In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/in-a-budget-this-massive-there-are-certainly-areas-where-i-think-we/)

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

> [I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/i-am-particularly-disturbed-that-our-country-is-the-largest-financial/)

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

> [In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/in-sum-we-took-energy-for-granted-assuming-when-we-flipped-the-switch/)

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

> [If the men and women who protect the country are to succeed in the missions they are assigned, we simply must invest more in…](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/)

> [Any president has to work with Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/any-president-has-to-work-with-congress/)

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

> [It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/it-would-be-better-for-the-country-if-the-pentagon-and-the-military/)

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

> [Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/energy-is-necessary-for-economic-growth-for-a-better-quality-of-life/)

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

> [No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/no-other-date-on-the-calendar-more-potently-symbolizes-all-that-our/)

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

> [Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/even-talking-about-change-can-be-threatening-to-entrenched-interests/)

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

> [To protect America's security, we are going to have to pull America's military out of the swamp of Washington politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/to-protect-america-s-security-we-are-going-to-have-to-pull-america-s/)

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

> [Since World War II, the rules-based international order created and maintained by the United States has benefited peoples around the globe and none more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/since-world-war-ii-the-rules-based-international-order-created-and/)

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

> [We should start by allowing drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge. It can provide billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/we-should-start-by-allowing-drilling-in-alaska-s-national-wildlife/)

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

> [We need a strong, vibrant economy to produce the tax revenue to fund our military.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-thornberry/we-need-a-strong-vibrant-economy-to-produce-the-tax-revenue-to-fund/)

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

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