Security Quotes

"We need new partnerships for peace and security"

"Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security"

"With these vast advantages, ordinary and extraordinary, one would have supposed the North would have been content, and would have at least respected the security and tranquility of such obedient and profitable brethren; but such is not human nature"

Robert Toombs, Politician

"This is a wonderful way to celebrate an 80th birthday... I wanted to be 65 again, but they wouldn't let me - Homeland Security"

Art Buchwald, Journalist

"As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy"

Chris Van Hollen, Politician

"The public has lost faith in the ability of Social Security and Medicare to provide for old age. They've lost faith in the banking system and in conventional medical insurance"

Ron Chernow, Author

"The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets"

Lysander Spooner, Philosopher

"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders"

Mahmoud Abbas, Statesman

"We've done it in intelligence sharing and certain elements of security. There were parts of the department, in fact, that worked very well in Katrina, like the Coast Guard and TSA"

Michael Chertoff, Public Servant

"And here where the fact that we've given over half a billion dollars to New York really plays a role, because New York has already made a lot of investments in the kinds of things which you'd expect to have as basic security"

Michael Chertoff, Public Servant

"I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we have gotten very far away from the idea that there's something sacrosanct about retirement investments"

Ron Chernow, Author

"The money the president wants to borrow for Iraq will come directly out of the American taxpayer wallets in the form of Medicare and Social Security receipts. That's your money"

Robert Byrd, Politician

"If the militarily most powerful - and least threatened - states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that are truly insecure? The present nuclear policy is a recipe for proliferation. It is a policy for disaster"

Joseph Rotblat, Physicist

"All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security"

Virgil Goode, Politician

"And one of the things we did here was we put the maximum amount of money up front in those cities that were at the greater risk, but that doesn't mean that we keep rebuilding the same security over and over again"

Michael Chertoff, Public Servant

"We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason"

Michael Bloomberg, Politician

"We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not"

Michael Bloomberg, Politician

"The rule for effective governance is simple. It is one Ronald Reagan knew by heart. And one that he successfully employed with Social Security and the Cold War. When there is a problem, you fix it. That is the job you have been sent to do and you cannot wait for someone else to do it for you"

Chris Christie, Politician

"I never know what I'm going to do for the Post next. Two weeks ago I had a piece on Homeland Security. This is one of my pig ongoing projects. How unprepared we are for a terrorist attack"

Sally Quinn, Journalist

"We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential for national security. But this argument can be made by other countries as well"

Joseph Rotblat, Physicist

"Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security"

Allyson Schwartz, Politician

"My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she can pay with social security. She is America"

Jack Bowman, Actor

"Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas"

Bennie Thompson, Politician

"Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"There is no social program in this country that is as important as a good job that pays well, that gives someone an opportunity to go to work, have some security, have benefits, and take care of their family and have a good life"

Byron Dorgan, Politician

"I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures"

Akhmad Kadyrov, Statesman

"I won't be satisfied until I've put the entire security industry out of work"

Daniel J. Bernstein, Mathematician

"We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of Iraq. They must be tackled by the international community together, by strengthening conventions, treaties and agreements"

Anna Lindh, Politician

"We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as the main political arena"

Anna Lindh, Politician

"I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security"

Bill Owens, Politician

"In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough"

Charles Schumer, Politician

"The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security Council to uphold international peace and stability"

Anna Lindh, Politician

"One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods - that is, goods or conditions we need that no individual or country can secure on their own, such as halting global warming, financial stability and peace and security"

Anna Lindh, Politician

"In order to fix Social Security, we must restructure it so that we continue to provide for our Nation's seniors that are approaching retirement age, but allow for younger taxpayers to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts"

Herman Cain, Businessman

"Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to provide it"

Herman Cain, Businessman

"Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without"

Joseph Wood Krutch, Environmentalist

"America is a country that seems forever to be toddler or teenager, at those two stages of human development characterized by conflict between autonomy and security"

Anna Quindlen, Journalist

"The welfare state is not just about social security, it is about investing in people and enabling them to realize their full potential"

Jens Stoltenberg, Politician

"We cannot take stability and security for granted. That's why we continue to invest in our defense and deterrence capabilities"

Jens Stoltenberg, Politician

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