Quotes About Defense

Nato has always acted according to a simple principle: it is not worth attacking somebody who is strong.

The American people deserve a blueprint for policymaking that is built upon the Constitution of the United States and the principles of fiscal discipline, limited government, accountability, and a strong national defense.

Our most important job in Congress is to provide for our national defense, and therefore, every year, Congress allocates funds and determines defense priorities in a bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA.

The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.

The purpose of the military is to close with and destroy the enemy on behalf of our national security priorities.

Your No. 1 priority as a defender is to keep the ball out of the back of the net.

The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority.

I think it's important for people to understand that this started with President Bill Clinton. He, as president, thought it was such a big priority, he passed the defense of marriage - defense of traditional non-gay marriage - that we have it as a federal law.

Our first priority should be to protect the homeland. If we don't, a future generation might ask, 'Who lost America?'

My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.

Defense is my main priority, and offense is going to come second.

I will always find a defense for characters, and that's why it's fun playing characters that are morally ambiguous, or are at least perceived superficially as being problematic.

To me, the make-up of a modern defenseman, the No. 1 thing is the processing skills.

I appeal to all Britishers to answer this call to arms for the defence of all the principles that we Englishmen have been the first to proclaim in the world.

The gradual decline of a society is often a self-induced process of trying to meet ever-expanding appetites, rather than a physical inability to produce past levels of food and fuel, or to maintain adequate defense.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

Just knowing the game of basketball, it's important to be able to see it from a different perspective, not only offensively but also defensively.

Everyone has different ways of defending themselves.

Well, it's about getting points. And there are different ways of getting points. Whether you're offensively good, capable of scoring enough goals to win enough games, or resilient enough not to lose too many.

You have to play differently. I try to be more complete to annoy any striker.

I wish we had been doing diplomatic security in Benghazi. I can tell you that Benghazi would not have happened if Blackwater were on the job there.

The military can buy our diplomats some time.

I only direct in self-defense.

If all you ever play with a cornerback in there is man to man, it is a disadvantage.