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280 National Security quotes by 217 unique authors

You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq… — Barack Obama
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous. — William Proxmire
Violence as a way of gaining power... is being camouflaged under the guise of tradition, national honor [and] national security... — Alfred Adler
Our national security is at risk when we rely on foreign oil to keep our economy moving forward. — Bill Shuster
Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security. — Heather Brooke
At the time of his death, John Kennedy had a national security establishment that was a writhing ball of snakes. — Charlie Pierce
Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash as long as… — Glenn Greenwald
The American national security state is totally bipartisan. My biggest problem is with the Democrats, like Feinstein and Pelosi, who are defending it because there… — Glenn Greenwald
Spending should be transparent. All spending by the Pentagon should be online. Every check. Exceptions should be made for legitimate national security issues. But military… — Grover Norquist
It is without doubt that freedoms of the press and speech need to be protected, but there are undisputed limits to these freedoms, limits that… — Charles B. Rangel
The American people need to know that there are folks here fighting as hard as they can for individual liberty, economic freedom, appropriate national security… — Unknown Author
We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do so without strong… — Mike Pompeo
I believe that climate change represents one of the greatest threats to our national security and our planet. — Mark Pocan
I had hoped all of Congress would recognize that it is imperative for our health, economy, and national security that we address the effects of… — Mark Pocan
The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has sought to further extend presidential… — Noah Feldman
In the late Fifties and early Sixties, opposition to state terror and aggression and torture and so on was zero. That was a horrible time:… — Noam Chomsky
Protecting national security amounts to looking for needles in a haystack. The work becomes more difficult if the haystack is larger. Restricting immigration generally, and… — Jan C. Ting
Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline. — Anthony Albanese
I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national… — Ban Ki-moon
When President Obama asked Congress to raise the debt ceiling $2 trillion and offered sequestration as an offset, I opposed it. I did not believe… — Mike Turner
On the national security front, Rick Santorum is superior to any candidate I know. — Foster Friess
Nixon did not anticipate the extent to which Kissinger, whom he barely knew when he appointed him national-security adviser in 1969, would be envious and… — Robert Dallek
Ronald Reagan in foreign affairs, I think, was someone who had certain, very general ideas, general propositions by which he lives: To combat communism, to… — Robert Dallek
The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new… — Barton Gellman
A national security letter cannot be used to authorize eavesdropping or to read the contents of e-mail. But it does permit investigators to trace revealing… — Barton Gellman

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