"Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon now presides over the UN Security Council. This means, in effect, that a terror organization presides over the body entrusted with guaranteeing the world's security. You couldn't make this thing up"

"Unless we have a well-educated people, we're vulnerable on our national security"

"Distrust and caution are the parents of security"

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country"

"A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment"

"I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets"

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror"

"Biography lends to death a new terror"

"I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congressional oversight, and I will continue to work to assert the role of this body in carrying out this grave responsibility"

"Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks"

"From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important"