Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

Military power serves the cause of security by making prohibitive the cost of any aggressive attack. It serves the cause of peace by holding up a shield behind which the patient constructive work of peace can go on.

Any idea that you can have a league for security is nuts, and all people who favor it are potential murderers… as long as man is man, there will be war and the only way to avoid trouble is to have the best army and navy, which we now have.

As head of a military structure I am responsible for the realization of military issues. If you want to have everlasting peace, you must be ready for war. We must be ready to face any provocation.

The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure, and negligent.

A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generation - my generation - knows from four very bitter experiences. Just as America's will for peace is second to none, so will America's strength be second to none. We cannot rely on the forbearance of others to protect this Nation. The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.

We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

I believe in peace through strength. I would prefer to rely on the military rather than diplomats to protect our homes.

The sixteen battleships, representative of the noble traditions of American justice, come to our shores as heralds of peace

It is not important what the other side says or means. What is important are the military capabilities of the other side.

We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.

I think you believe in these words, I think - three very important words, peace through strength, right. Peace through strength.

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

Behind every American soldier, dozens of their countrymen tonight sleep soundly — and hundreds more in their shadow abroad will wake up alive and safe.

Having strength, having a strong military, is the ally of peace. Exercising that strength through military action is not always necessary if you have the confidence and clarity of vision and purpose which America demands.

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire.

Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

There are no militarist adventuristic groups in USSR as among dominating classes in certain other countries where dangerous talk of "third world war" is being encouraged by foul imperialists. True supporters of peace will find real and faithful ally in USSR. This does not mean that our concern for the maintenance of our Armed Forces will diminish. Our Government and Red Army leaders are doing everything to assure that our Army is second to no other Army as regards newest types of armament.

We must have universal military training because the one hope for a peaceful world is a powerful America… with adequate means to instantly check aggressors.

The firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war.

The duty of defense is maintain peace and avoid war.

Our military is meant to fight and win war.