America Quote by Colin Powell

We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of the Cold…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I think war and armed conflict is always the last of all the options you have on the table. I think you try to…

— Marco Rubio

As we learned during the Cold War, the presence of massive nuclear arsenals does not stop great powers from worrying about conventional force balances…

— John Mearsheimer

We will always apply the same principles of collective security, prudent caution, and superior weaponry that enabled us to peacefully prevail in the long…

— Theodore C. Sorensen

The 'Cold War' impinged on the daily lives of Americans. The wars after 11 September 2001 have been fought without the general American population…

— Stanley Hauerwas

Common sense told us that to preserve the peace, we'd have to become strong again after years of weakness and confusion. So, we rebuilt…

— Ronald Reagan

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

— Albert Einstein

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. The very prevention of war requires more faith, courage and resolution than are needed to prepare…

— Albert Einstein

The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven't…

— Edward Snowden

Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct…

— Vladimir Putin

The Cold War was a boring thing. Nobody gets better for it. Tremendous money is wasted. Our lives get more difficult. We look at…

— Dmitry Medvedev

The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed…

— Michael Mandelbaum