Quotes of: National-defense Keyword

Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can't. After all, Mitt Romney's idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.

Chuck Schumer

Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

Jennifer Granholm

Virginia is the absolute leader in homeland security and defense and information technology.

Mark Warner

I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

The activities that went on at Camp King between 1946 and the late 1950s have never been fully accounted for by either the Department of Defense or the CIA.

Annie Jacobsen

Polygraphs are not allowed as evidence in most U.S. courts, but they're routinely used in police investigations, and the Defense Department relies heavily on them for security screening.

Bill Dedman

Why live my personal values at work? This is an excellent question to ask. If your attorneys are planning an insanity defense.

Stan Slap

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.

Douglas Haig

War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.

Smedley Butler

The sports pages are men's pages, although they are not presented as such. /.../ On foreign fields, the men win their trophies, or lose their honour, doing battle on the nation's behalf. The readers, mainly men, are invited to see these male exploits...

Banal Nationalism

Information is power. Disinformation is abuse of power.

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness

The body is the garden of the soul.

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

Heroes are the saints of every nation.

Wisdom Collection: The Book of Wisdom

Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.

Stewart Udall

Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.

Tariq Ramadan

The fundamentals that founded our great nation included the freedom of speech and religion.

Markwayne Mullin

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

Theresa May

I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.

Harri Holkeri

History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time.

Richard Lamm

In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death.

Bao Dai

At the time of his death, John Kennedy had a national security establishment that was a writhing ball of snakes.

Charlie Pierce