Acting Quote by Condoleezza Rice

The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation…

— Tom Ridge

I think American interests are served when there are sections of the world that have representative governments, politically open economic systems, and are willing…

— Dennis C. Blair

The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American…

— Oliver North

What America first means is we put the national interests of the United States and the well-being of our own country and our own…

— Pat Buchanan

The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.

— John Sununu

My major focus is national security because that's really what the president runs.

— Rudy Giuliani

U.S. foreign aid must be used more strategically to achieve our national security goals.

— Richard Grenell

The purpose of U.S. foreign policy is protecting the security of Americans, not crusading for goodness abroad.

— Don Feder

As president, things that you're supposed to focus on, things like the economy, like energy policy, which is completely tied to national security, and…

— Doug Burgum

The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.

— Paul Wolfowitz

U.S. security is enhanced when we cooperate with China on challenges from North Korea to Iran to South Sudan. Our trade relationship strengthens our…

— Tom Malinowski

Relations between the United States and other countries, and our role as a global leader, are advanced by our willingness to help other countries…

— Patrick Leahy