I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The magic of America is that we’re a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers – organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative – if we don’t solve these security problems, then people will hold back.

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.

The issues a president faces are not black and white, and cannot be boiled down into 140 characters. Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military at your command, you can’t make snap decisions. You can’t have a thin skin or the tendency to lash out.

I told you I’m not going to criticize my successor. I’ll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don’t believe that persuasion isn’t going to work. Therapy isn’t going to cause terrorists to change their mind.

The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate… we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

Ninety-nine percent of the men and women of the FBI… are just professionals. I don’t want Americans, if an FBI agent knocks on their door, to have to be worried about well, is he a Democrat or a Republican? He’s an FBI agent.

As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I know that the men and women of our intelligence community put their lives on the line every day, and they do very dangerous work to keep our country safe.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

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

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.

It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.

The honor of a nation is its life.

ISIS is not an existential threat to something happening to someone in the United States of America. It’s a serious problem overseas, but it’s confusing and frightening.

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.

The equal right of all citizens to health, education, work, food, security, culture, science, and wellbeing – that is, the same rights we proclaimed when we began our struggle, in addition to those which emerge from our dreams of justice and equality for all inhabitants of our world – is what I wish for all.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The example that America knows how to govern itself is one of the compelling aspects of our national security.

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America.

The atomic bomb certainly is the most powerful of all weapons, but it is conclusively powerful and effective only in the hands of the nation which controls the sky.

What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all – the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.

Let the people on both sides keep their self-possession, and just as other clouds have cleared away in due time, so will this, and this great nation shall continue to prosper as before.

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

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.

I think about my own sons and my own daughters, and I’m sure that many parents are concerned about what their children are exposed to.

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

The statesman’s duty is to bridge the gap between his nation’s experience and his vision.

Something’s very wrong with a nation that would rather spend money on war than take care of its children.

Frankly, I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of.

I don’t care about hate and threats from climate crisis deniers. I just ignore them.

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president’s.

I’m focusing on me. I’m focusing on my family’s security, my family’s financial security, so that’s all I can do.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking… is freedom.

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.

As far as U.S. intelligence knows, Iran is developing nuclear capacities, but they don’t know if they are trying to develop nuclear weapons or not. Chances are they’re developing what’s called ‚nuclear capability,‘ which many states have. That is the ability to have nuclear weapons if they decide to do it. That’s not a crime.