Defense Quotes

1240 Defense quotes by 905 unique authors

If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense… — Alexander Hamilton
they have no business administering government policies in a country that favors freedom and equality. ... Can you imagine having the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as… — Pat Robertson
Cuts to defense budgets are already underway...there is now a lot of emphasis starting with the President that we have to build up our capabilities… — Unknown Author
Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent. — Thomas Jefferson
This power ought to be coextensive with all the possible combinations of such circumstances; and ought to be under the direction of the same councils… — Alexander Hamilton
There can be no limitation of that authority which is to provide for the defense and protection of the community in any matter essential to… — Alexander Hamilton
That morning I experienced vividly, if almost subliminally, the reality of change itself: how it fools our sentinels and undermines our defenses, how careful we… — Robert Grudin
To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and… — James Madison
Experience assures us, that the efficacy of the provision has been greatly over-rated; and that some more adequate defense is indispensably necessary for the more… — James Madison
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the… — Ronald Reagan
As the duties of superintending the national defense and of securing the public peace against foreign or domestic violence involve a provision for casualties and… — Alexander Hamilton
A time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Vietnam. A nation that continues year after year to… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There never was a good war," said Franklin. "There have indeed been many wars in which a good man must take part, and take part… — Charles Eliot Norton
The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defense against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from… — James Madison
The principal purposes to be answered by union are these the common defense of the members; the preservation of the public peace as well against… — Alexander Hamilton
For more than a half a century, we know that we prospered because of a bipartisan consensus on defense and foreign policy. We must do… — Hillary Clinton
The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation by… — Tom Ridge
Outsiders develop humor as a defense; why do you think most comedians are gay or Jewish? — Paul Lynde
The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples.… — John F. Kennedy
I wish to reiterate all the reasons which [my predecessor] has presented in favor of the policy of maintaining a strong navy as the best… — William Howard Taft
There's no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn't invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for… — P.J. O'Rourke
Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness. — Elyn Saks
While I wholeheartedly support finding cost savings through efficiencies in all areas of the federal government, including defense, I will resist any actions that would… — Unknown Author
We all know why [the generals] are so critical of the defense secretary. They're being defensive because they weren't able to implement his brilliant plan… — Stephen Colbert
TV's Tony Snow becomes the White House press secretary. How will he make the difficult transition from Fox News reporter to Republican apologist? ... Mr.… — Stephen Colbert

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