Defense Quote by Christopher Hitchens

I think words were Reagan's greatest weapon - and more powerful than the Strategic Defense Initiative, which did not come to fruition in his…

— David E. Hoffman

“As sometimes happens with men who wish to fight but do not or cannot, Reagan developed a romantic image of the military.”

— Scott Farris

Ronald Reagan was able to accomplish extraordinary purposes for our country without having to put our military forces into conflict.

— Mitt Romney

Mr. Reagan spent World War II, the global conflict fought and won by his generation, making training films in Hollywood.

— Anonymous

“To Ronald Reagan, The Man Who Won the War.”

— Tom Clancy

Ronald Reagan in foreign affairs, I think, was someone who had certain, very general ideas, general propositions by which he lives: To combat communism,…

— Robert Dallek

There is no question that, in 1980, Ronald Reagan had been portrayed as a war-monger, somebody who couldn't do anything off a script. And…

— Mark Shields

Ronald Reagan offered us an international vision divided between the free world and the evil empire. Even if this was a cartoonish view, it…

— Gavin Esler

President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.

— Samantha Power

It is absolutely right that President Reagan considers SDI and thank goodness people considered nuclear research before the last war.

— Margaret Thatcher

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard…

— Peggy Noonan

Lucasfilm looks out for 'Star Wars.' What are the values inherent in 'Star Wars' that we want to protect? It's fragile to a certain…

— Kathleen Kennedy