Against Quote by Vladimir Putin

We don't like to use the phrase "state security" in the United States because it reminds us of all the bad regimes. But it's…

— Edward Snowden

“No one in either system could be unaware that State Security was out there, but for the ordinary citizen, uninterested in politics, lucky enough…

— Richard Overy

The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.…

— Hugo Black

We do not keep security establishments merely to defend property or territory or rights abroad or at sea. We keep the security forces to…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is…

— Theodore J. Forstmann

The security of the Nation is not at the ramparts alone. Security also lies in the value of our free institutions.

— Murray Gurfein

The State, in organizing security should not stifle incentive, opportunity, responsibility; in establishing a national minimum, it should leave room and encouragement for voluntary…

— William Beveridge

Institutions which have too much security ... tend to become bureaucratic. They add layers of people and layers of rules in order to assure…

— Judith M Bardwick

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.

— John Bruton

Security matters should not be entrusted to people who make decisions without weighing things up.

— Thomas de Maiziere

The definition of a security state is one that prioritizes security over all other considerations.

— Edward Snowden

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only…

— Aung San Suu Kyi