Security Quotes

"Our national security is at risk when we rely on foreign oil to keep our economy moving forward"

"Our constituents paid into Social Security, and they want it paid back to them when they retire. Cutting Social Security benefits that Americans have earned should always be a last resort"

Dennis Cardoza, Politician

"House Democrats have tried to increase port security funding on this House floor four times over the last 4 years, and House Republicans have defeated our efforts every single time"

Dennis Cardoza, Politician

"If the United States were to cut and run from Iraq, we would send a message of weakness that would embolden our terrorist enemies across the globe. A failed Iraq would destabilize the entire region and undermine U.S. national security for decades to come"

Dennis Cardoza, Politician

"The American people deserve a budget that invests in the future, protects the most vulnerable among us and helps to create jobs and economic security"

Carl Levin, Politician

"Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely"

Carl Levin, Politician

"While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis"

Carl Levin, Politician

"At the World Cup and even now at the Confederations Cup, our security provisions will ensure the greatest level of protection possible for all those participating - both inside and outside the stadiums"

Franz Beckenbauer, Athlete

"While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security"

Ann Coulter, Journalist

"We need to enact a strong standard that will stop a terrorist or illegal alien from getting a driver's license because border security is a major concern in a post-September 11th world"

Bill Shuster, Politician

"Israel ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress"

Benazir Bhutto, Leader

"You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"We've taken the view that if the rest of the world would democratize and create market economies, that would spread the benefits of prosperity around the world, and that it would enhance our own prosperity, and our own stability and security, as well"

Jeffrey Sachs, Economist

"A general presumption that Icings will govern well, is not a sufficient security to the People... those who subjected themselves to the will of a man were governed by a beast"

Algernon Sydney, Politician

"It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security"

Heston Blumenthal, Chef

"From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war"

Richard Cobden, Businessman

"Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward"

Maxwell Maltz, Scientist

"I believe that every person has the right to live in peace and security"

Volodymyr Zelensky, President

"Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to"

Ramsey Clark, Public Servant

"Owning a home is a keystone of wealth... both financial affluence and emotional security"

Suze Orman, Author

"We will never have real safety and security for wage earners unless we provide for safety and security for the wage payers and wage savers"

William J. H. Boetcker, Clergyman

"There's a lot we can do to improve American's retirement security, but it's wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with a guaranteed benefit cut of forty percent or more"

Harry Reid, Politician

"I write about things that are important for us as Americans. I'm concerned about al-Qaeda sneaking across the border with the illegal immigrants that are using the coyotes to get across the border. And that's not a Democrat or Republican issue, that's a national security issue"

Brad Thor, Novelist

"The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action"

Leonard Boswell, Politician

"The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam"

Tony Snow, Journalist

"Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require"

Lindsey Graham, Politician

"Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans"

Lane Evans, Politician

"Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls"

Wietse Venema, Scientist

"At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive years"

Wietse Venema, Scientist

"The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force"

Norman Cousins, Author

"The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security"

Warren Rudman, Politician

"We need to build on the success of Social Security by developing bold and innovative ways for Americans to build wealth and save for retirement. I believe we can work together in a bipartisan manner to accomplish these goals"

Debbie Stabenow, Politician

"Medicare and Social Security have created the healthiest and most financially secure generation of senior citizens in American history"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"I appeal to the responsibility of the blocs and the major powers, not to seek security in the arms race, but rather in a meeting for joint disarmament and arms limitations"

Gustav Heinemann, Politician

"From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders"

Vito Fossella, Politician

"Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will likely need to play a larger role in retirement planning for younger workers"

Ron Lewis, Politician

"I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both"

John Poindexter, Public Servant

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