Security Quotes

To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s.

Among other things, the Real ID Act sets minimum security criteria that states would have to meet to have their driver's licenses accepted as identification to board a commercial flight or enter federal facilities.

Reaffirming the justice of the American system bolsters our legitimacy with allies, thereby encouraging further cooperation and improving our national security.

Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.

Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.

Some people have said, in so many words, that I'm kind of wooly-headed in believing that the Iranians would see not having nuclear weapons as more in their security interest than not.

We've talked to the Europeans about it. It's clear if those negotiations fail, then we are agreed with the Europeans that the next step is to take the matter to the U.N. Security Council.

The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security.

Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract.

For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.

They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure.

THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government.

We need to get our sons and daughters home and their responsibility for the security of Iraq needs to be assumed by Iraqis who will stand up and toe the line for their countries.

We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States.

I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform.

We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.

I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.

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

Britain has taken itself out as a major player in the international system, at least for a while, with the kind of cuts that they've made in their national security budget.

In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue.

A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are more or less valid but none of which should take precedence over national security.

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.

The Security Council decided to deal with Iran's nuclear intentions. The international community will not be willing to tolerate an Iran with a nuclear capability and an Iran that collaborates with terrorist organizations.

With or without a Social Security fix, Americans don't have enough assets to retire on. There has to be a much larger debate.

You see, psychologically, Australia must understand it has to live in the region around it. Australia must find its security in Asia; it cannot find its security from Asia.

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

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

Your security is not in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands.

You know, 600,000 millionaires get a Social Security check every month. I think there's enough waste and inefficiency.

I agree that we must expand opportunities for retirement saving, but we must not undermine this worthy effort with a flawed privatization scheme that takes the 'security' out of Social Security.

Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security.

And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.

'Know your enemy, name your enemy' is a 9/11 message that has gone unheeded. Our immigration and homeland security policies refuse to profile jihadi adherents at foreign consular offices and at our borders.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

The British security industry has the capacity to be a world leader and it should be our shared objective to achieve this.

One of the marked characteristics of the U.K. security industry as compared with defence is the lack of company scale. This can put our firms at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to big contracts.

Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers.

Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement.

Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.

There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.

Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty.

To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors.

Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the millions of people who rely on our aviation system every day.

The last thing the Department of Homeland Security is about is infringing on anybody's constitutionally protected rights.

It would be unwise to say the least, irresponsible of us at the TSA, at the Homeland Security Department not to evolve our technology to match the changing threat environment that we inhabit.

Under the Bush plan, Social Security gets weaker, not stronger.

We can preserve Social Security benefits for generations of Americans without privatizing this important program.

Fundamentally, I believe that the U.S. can improve its international standing and its national security by expanding trade and strengthening its relationships with moderate Muslim countries.

Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.

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.

Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national security.

The Secure Fence Act, which authorizes the construction of 700 miles of security barriers along the southwest border, has now been sent to President Bush for his signature. This piece of legislation is an important piece of the border security puzzle.

The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount.

We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.

We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare.

Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred meters, that this is what will make the difference for the state of Israel's basic security?

Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.

Music is like my security blanket.

In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.

The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security.

We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and grave doctors to be so in moral questions so that we can feel reassured.

India seeks to be a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council... things like this don't happen automatically, you need constant dialogue and discussion with the world.

Without that sense of security which property gives, the land would still be uncultivated.

Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace.

Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security.

Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.