Quotes by Leon Panetta

About Leon Panetta:

Leon Edward Panetta is an American statesman, lawyer, and professor. He served in the Obama administration as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011, and as Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013. A Democrat, Panetta was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993, served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1994, and as President Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997. He is the founder of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, served as Distinguished Scholar to Chancellor Charles B. Reed of the California State University System, and as a professor of public policy at Santa Clara University.
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Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head.

Leon Panetta

You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world.

Leon Panetta

My whole life has been dedicated to public service.

Leon Panetta

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

Leon Panetta

The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.

Leon Panetta

It doesn't make a lot of sense for us to borrow money from the Chinese to go give to another country for humanitarian aid. We ought to get the Chinese to take care of the people.

Leon Panetta

I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester takes place, it would be disastrous for our national defense and very frankly for a lot of very important domestic programs. They h...

Leon Panetta

I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.

Leon Panetta

Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.

Leon Panetta

China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our s...

Leon Panetta

Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.

Leon Panetta

Iran's continued drive to develop nuclear capabilities, including troubling enrichment activities and past work on weaponization documented by the IAEA, and its continued support to groups like Hezbollah, Hamas and other terrorist organizations make ...

Leon Panetta

After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.

Leon Panetta

Author Bio

  • NameLeon Panetta
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
  • BornJune 28, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer