Quotes about Security
After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.... Economy is always a guarantee of peace.
— Calvin Coolidge
A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.
— John Foxe
I believe in open government. I've always believed in open government. I don't e-mail, however. And there's a reason: I don't want you reading my personal stuff.
— George W. Bush
It is a ridiculous notion to assert that because the United States is on the offense, more people want to hurt us. We are on the offense because people do want to hurt us.
— George W. Bush
The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye.
— Joseph Addison
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
— Frederick Douglass
The only way to win World War III is to prevent it.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.
— James Madison
The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.
— John F. Kennedy
Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.
— George Clooney
Now this brings me to my main topic - our military strength - more specifically, how to stay strong against threat from outside, without undermining the economic health that supports our security.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Intelligence reports say Castro is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify his worrying.
— Ronald Reagan