American Quote by Jim Mattis

Clearly, we need a strong economy to build a strong military.

— Mark Esper

U.S. power flows from our unmatched military might, yes. But in a deeper way, it's a product of the dominance of the U.S. economy.

— David Ignatius

We need to be doing lots of other things with the resources that we have. So economic power works just as well as military…

— Benjamin Carson

We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.

— Barack Obama

We need a strong, vibrant economy to produce the tax revenue to fund our military.

— Mac Thornberry

With growing economic prowess comes, of course, military power.

— Andrew Neil

We need to unleash and grow our economy, but not by selling our national security to the highest bidder.

— John E. James

Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top.

— Hillary Clinton

Military might is built on economic might. You need an economic foundation to build a really powerful military.

— John Mearsheimer

Lastly, there is bankruptcy, as the United States pours its economic resources into ever more grandiose military projects and shortchanges the education, health, and…

— Chalmers Johnson

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

We have weakened our economy in America. We need a strong economy.

— Mitt Romney