Quotes About Vigilance

Thank God we're safe. What I anticipated on Sept. 11 was that we would be attacked many times between then and now, and we haven't been.

I wonder why no one called the police about the rocket launcher? God knows my neighbors usually report it if I so much as fart in my backyard. (Bubba)

God guard me from my friends, for I shall guard myself from my enemies.

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.

Evil will win if good people do nothing.

We have reason to feel good, but it's also a threat to feel too good and I will pay attention that that doesn't happen.

Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant.

Beau, will you please watch the entrance for us?" "What should I do if I see anyone suspicious?" "Kick a car," Iain said. "Kick a car?" "To set off the alarm." "Gotcha," Beau said. "Good thinking.

The head raised too high even in good will be struck off too soon.

We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk.

Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent.

We should view our government the way we should a friendly, cuddly lion. Just because he's friendly and cuddly shouldn't blind us to the fact that he's still got teeth and claws.

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and severity are properly employed.

The war for freedom will never really be won because the price of freedom is constant vigilance over ourselves and over our Government.

Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.

Very many and very meritorious were the worthy patriots who assisted in bringing back our government to its republican tack. To preserve it in that, will require unremitting vigilance.

Americans in all places and levels of government have begun to consider the areas where we need to prepare ourselves from future threats, including the latest weapon: bio-terror.

It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to preserve our self-government if we will but think so.

While the people retain their virtue, and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government, in the short space of four years.

Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficient.

You must keep a strict eye on your health; let everything else be subordinated to that.

If history has a habit of repeating itself, doesn't someone have to stay behind to shout out a warning?

When you leave your home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you (it is your behavior that invites trouble from them).

Be careful. Wait out your year. Come home.