Mike Huckabee Quotes

I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy.

The air strikes are important [to fight ISIS], but we need to have an air force capable of it. And because of the budget cuts we are facing in this country, we are going to be left with the oldest and the smallest Air Force we have ever had. We have to reverse those cuts, in addition to the cuts to our Navy and in addition to the cuts to our Army, as well.

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence.

Israel has the power to protect itself and its citizens.

What we have to do is we have to make sure that our country is as strong as it can be economically and from a defense standpoint.

We now have only 31 brigade combat teams or 490,000 troops. And only one-third of combat teams are considered combat-ready. That's not good for our country. I actually don't even like saying it because plenty of countries are watching us right now, but we'll get it shaped up very quickly.

The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force during the historical period in which classes have not been abolished in our country and the imperialist system still exists in the world. On this point, there should be no misunderstanding or wavering.

A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.

We ought not to depend in the degree we have done on supplies from other countries

When once the whole body of the good people find that the military interest and capacity is their own, … and that in this posture they are most properly sovereign, … they will presently see a necessity of continuing ever one with their army, raised and maintained by them for the promoting this cause against the common enemy

Never should the word peace fall from the mouths of our highest officials.... With such a country as ours, with her vast areas ... her immense natural resources, and her hundreds of millions of inhabitants, if all would prove their loyalty to their emperor and love of their country, what indeed is there to fear from any strong invader? Let us not think of making peace, nor rely solely upon diplomatic maneuvers.

The necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.

We must ensure that our troops are ready when called upon, that they are fully capable of fighting, and that they must win every war

That the Republic of the South shall sustain her independence, there is little question. The form of our society is too pregnant of intellectual resources and military strength to be subdued.

An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and downs. But the decisions about how we use our wealth will be ours.

Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it.

India has never played politics with national security.

If the Chinese will not learn the true principles of government, all else will be useless. Knowledge is power, and although a country may be weak, still, if it possess but a modicum of knowledge, the enemy will not be able to completely overthrow it; although that country may be in danger, the race will not be extirpated.

Europe has the technology, the strategic and economic might to defend itself.

We are not a gigantic state, we do not have nuclear weapons, but our army is sufficiently capable to respond to any threat... Therefore, we will protect our patch of land, our statehood, and our independence.

I have frequently pointed out that the future belongs to nations with grains and not guns.

We never want to expand our borders... but I can say that our security forces and defence forces possess all the might to protect our borders.

Together, we will remain the most ready and capable military force in the world, which is what our nation expects and deserves.

The United States has the most capable military in the world. We have the best intelligence agencies.