#defense

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense. ↗

— Don Nickles

#chief #collective #defense #federal #federal government

I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense. ↗

— Don Nickles

#compliment #defense #foundation #heritage #i

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible. ↗

— Don Nickles

#basic #common #defense #fundamental #fundamental purpose

The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball. ↗

— Isaiah Thomas

#ball #concerned #defense #draft #need

When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget. ↗

— Leon Panetta

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You know, one thing I've learned over 40 years is that when you have jobs in Washington, you do it day by day and that's what I'm doing as secretary of defense. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#defense #doing #i #jobs #know

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense. ↗

— Ron Paul

#only #required #self-defense #use #violence

You know, you don't retreat in the defense of freedom. You don't retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You don't retreat because people are going to defend bad things. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#because #defend #defense #freedom #going

Every state has not only the right but the duty to make adequate provision for its own defense in the way it thinks best, providing it does not do so at the expense of any other state. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#any #best #defense #does #duty

One of the reasons I continue to speak out is that the solutions to the counterterrorism problem involve other parts of the national security community - especially other elements of the Department of Defense, State, FBI, Homeland Security and the staff. ↗

— John Poindexter

#continue #counterterrorism #defense #department #elements