Quotes About Defense

National Defense is not a threat to peace; it is the guarantee of peace with freedom.

Democrats have chosen not to defend the Marine Corps, but to pander to anti-war protesters and Berkeley officials that are actively trying to impede military recruitment.

You can't tell me that all the wars we are fighting are in America's national security interest.

We should never go to war unless we have been attacked or are under direct, immediate threat of attack. Never. And never again.

If you want to know when a war might be coming, you just watch the U.S. and see when it starts cutting down on its defenses. It's the surest barometer in the world.

Reducing military presence has never in history won a war.

The most cost-effective move we could make in defense spending would be to shift the focus of CIA operations, giving this agency the directive to make trouble for the Soviet Union.

...war is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.

A warrior lives on his wars, whether offensive or defensive. And he suffers a collapse if he finds that his warring capacity is unwanted.

The president can't tell you what we got. I'll tell you what the world got. The world has a burgeoning nuclear power that didn't, as the Soviets, say "we might defend ourselves in a war."

Never in the history of the United States have we cut back on troops when we've been at war.

When crossing someone's borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.

The reality of today from a cyber security point of view - I think some of the top people predict that the next big war is fought on cyber security.

Those who prepare for war get it.

It amazes me that we spend 20% of the US budget on defense and far-off wars, and not on fighting cancer, disease, and aging.

The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine-gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use.

You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.

It is in the time of peace that the instruments of war are built.

You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.

I believe that this war, upon which I entered as a war of defense and liberation, has now become a war of aggression and conquest.

If our purpose of life is live in peace and happiness, then why are we always preparing for war?

As day is to a sword, night is to a shield.

If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.

You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.