Best National Security Wisdom
280 National Security quotes by 217 unique authors
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If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And…
— Rachel Maddow
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The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this…
— Bill Maher
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National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.
— Theresa May
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One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security.
— George McGovern
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It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.
— George McGovern
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For 50 years, the Republicans have been accusing the Democrats of being soft on national security.
— George McGovern
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The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and…
— George McGovern
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Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so…
— Jon Meacham
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President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.
— Randy Neugebauer
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We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a…
— Barack Obama
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When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism.…
— Barack Obama
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The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security.
— Leon Panetta
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President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.
— Samantha Power
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In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.
— Samantha Power
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I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad.…
— Robert Redford
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History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness,…
— Phyllis Schlafly
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Oceans are one of the most important things in the world now and that is a national security threat of the United States of America,…
— Ian Somerhalder
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I believe in an America in which the fruits of productivity and prosperity are shared by all, by workers as well as owners, by those…
— Theodore C. Sorensen
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I believe our foreign assistance should be scrutinized, should be debated, and that we should strike the right balance, but in all cases the foreign…
— John Sununu
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2008 was to the American economy what 9/11 was to national security. Yet while 9/11 prompted the U.S. government to tear up half the Constitution…
— Matt Taibbi
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One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health…
— Allen West
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I think we have to understand that when tolerance becomes a one-way street, it will lead to cultural suicide. We should not allow the Muslim…
— Allen West
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Some kind of affirmative action is important in a democracy and for economic competitiveness and national security. The Army was the first to realize that…
— Andrew Young
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What’s in that backpack, by the way? You’re always guarding it like it holds national security secrets or something. (Tory) Dirty underwear. (Acheron)
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Why is it when I’m the one shot, I’m a baby, but when it’s you, it’s a matter of life and death and national security?…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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