Enemy Quote by Chester W. Nimitz

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.

— Chester W. Nimitz

The United States Navy is of critical importance to the defense of this country and to maintaining freedom of the seas internationally.

— Robert C. O'Brien

I can only tell you this and I used to speak about it all the time, we have a Navy that hasn't been in…

— Donald Trump

Having therefore no foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds,…

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

The purpose of the military is to close with and destroy the enemy on behalf of our national security priorities.

— Todd Wilcox

If a war breaks out with the United States, the navy will have to put all its strength into interceptive operations, so... massive sea-borne…

— Isoroku Yamamoto

The purpose of our military is to field the finest troops possible to defend our nation and win wars.

— Phyllis Schlafly

It is the job of our military to protect America and to hunt down and kill those who would threaten to murder Americans.

— Ted Cruz

It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military.

— Wesley Clark

We pay for the navy, and we have no commerce for the navy to protect; we pay for the army, and we loathe and…

— Anonymous

It is the love of the people; it is their attachment to their government, from the sense of the deep stake they have in…

— Edmund Burke

I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores.

— Jerry Bruckheimer