"The situation in the West Bank and Gaza involves a military occupation amid urban guerrilla warfare, analogous to the British security measures in Northern Island, that hopefully will end with a cease-fire"

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

"Distrust and caution are the parents of security"

"Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value"

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom"

"Developments in information technology and globalised media mean that the most powerful military in the history of the world can lose a war, not on the battlefield of dust and blood, but on the battlefield of world opinion"

"In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine"

"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded"

"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"

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

"After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military"