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title: "9 Protecting America Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Cheap labor explains why there is so much resistance to protecting America's border.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-fitton/cheap-labor-explains-why-there-is-so-much-resistance-to-protecting/)

[Tom Fitton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-fitton/)

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> [We will remain vigilant, and we will not forget that protecting America means that we will defend the principles on which it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-mayorkas/we-will-remain-vigilant-and-we-will-not-forget-that-protecting/)

[Alejandro Mayorkas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-mayorkas/)

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> [When my grandchildren ask, 'Where were you when Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to Lady Liberty?' I want to make sure I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-perez/when-my-grandchildren-ask-where-were-you-when-donald-trump-took-a/)

[Tom Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-perez/)

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> [All of the leading terrorism experts are clear on one thing: that in terms of protecting America, we are almost never going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-suskind/all-of-the-leading-terrorism-experts-are-clear-on-one-thing-that-in/)

[Ron Suskind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-suskind/)

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> [Our obligation is to ourselves and obligating to ourselves the job of defending and protecting America is how we serve other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/our-obligation-is-to-ourselves-and-obligating-to-ourselves-the-job-of/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [Protecting America and our allies from the existential threat of a nuclear-armed Iran is paramount, and I remain committed to ensuring Iran's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-britt/protecting-america-and-our-allies-from-the-existential-threat-of-a/)

[Katie Britt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-britt/)

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> [The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-president-and-the-executive-branch-are-always-going-to-have/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I've been privileged to see the presidency up close. And I know the awesome responsibility of protecting America and the incredible opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-ve-been-privileged-to-see-the-presidency-up-close-and-i-know-the/)

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

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> [Donald Trump, like most Americans, like most Republicans, believe in protecting America's core national interests. He believes as do I, as do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cotton/donald-trump-like-most-americans-like-most-republicans-believe-in/)

[Tom Cotton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cotton/)

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