#threats

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#loudest #their #those #threats #weakest

A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is taken by threats and tortures, to oblige him to accuse himself, and by that means corroborate their evidence. ↗

— John Foxe

#accuser #against #allowed #every #evidence

Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen. ↗

— Bill Frist

#america #before #beyond #deal #focus

We must not condemn to frustration those whose job it is to protect us by failing to provide them with the necessary resources to meet the threats they face. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#face #failing #frustration #job #meet

The two biggest threats to international security in 2013 are Iran getting a nuclear weapon, and Iran being bombed to stop it getting a nuclear weapon. Both would precipitate a long and dangerous conflict in an already unstable Middle East. Both would be a disaster. ↗

— David Miliband

#being #biggest #bombed #both #conflict

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community. ↗

— Robert Mueller

#also #closely #community #counterparts #each

Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden. ↗

— Barbara Olson

#been #bin #cold #cold war #end

Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats. ↗

— Sextus Propertius

#constant #even #faithful #mistress #threats

We have serious enemies and growing threats around the world. Unfortunately, we have an administration whose idea of a rogue state is Arizona. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#arizona #around #growing #idea #rogue

I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#death #during #ever #extended #i