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Quotes About Defense

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
~ John F. Kennedy
We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns.
~ Joseph Goebbels
We are for peace, but we accept the challenge of the enemy. We will protect our motherland.
~ Petro Poroshenko
In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.
~ Robert M. La Follette
Before all else, be armed.
~ Niccolo Machiavelli
He who wants peace must prepare for war.
~ Claudius
Peace through superior firepower.
~ John Ringo
In humility is the greatest freedom. As long as you have to defend the imaginary self that you think is important, you lose your peace of heart.
~ Thomas Merton
The firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war.
~ John Quincy Adams
We will stand mighty for peace and freedom and maintain a strong defense against terror and destruction. Our children will sleep free from the threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.
~ William J. Clinton
The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.
~ Thomas Jefferson
A stronger defense is an investment in peace.
~ Ronald Reagan
A certain degree of preparation for war . . . affords also the best security for the continuance of peace.
~ James Madison
The only peace that can endure is a peace that can be defended.
~ Benjamin Netanyahu
The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way.
~ George Washington
The visual impact of a United States battleship springs from its ability to put Soviet ships on the bottom of the sea and to put devastating firepower ashore - nothing else.
~ John Lehman
We intend to keep the peace - we will also keep our freedom.
~ Ronald Reagan
While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.
~ John F. Kennedy
... the best missile defense system of all would be a just and lasting peace.
~ Hillary Clinton
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
~ George Washington
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
~ Herbert Hoover
One thing that makes aikido is so powerful, it utilizes power of opponents to win the fight.
~ Toba Beta
When you talk about peace through strength, what you're talking about is the concept of deterrence.
~ Chris Gibson
Peace comes through strength, not through retreat.
~ Kevin McCarthy