Martin E. Dempsey Quotes

As symbols of national power representing the people government of the United States, our embassies have become obvious targets for terror.

The investor knows quite well that we don't have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru.

I want to highlight once again that when we talk about the fight against terrorism and the circles around it and when we talk about ensuring the safety and the peace of all, we are not talking about fantasies.

My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats.

We are not going to damage our safety and our security. We're not going to give those extremists the privilege to come so freely to Israel in order to carry out more attacks against us and kill us one day after another.

In the age of terror, there is less room for error.

Perfect security means nobody’s there at all.

Clinton himself acted in ways which increased the threat of terror.

Thank God we're safe. What I anticipated on Sept. 11 was that we would be attacked many times between then and now, and we haven't been.

Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad.

I wore bulletproof vests, and my bodyguards had the option of having bulletproof vests - I bought five sets.

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.

We have to be mindful that there is the certainty that terrorists will attempt to launch multiple attacks against their enemy, which is us and our allies.

But I warn my colleagues that we will fail in our efforts to protect the homeland if we do not take additional steps to avoid a trade-off between protecting ourselves against terrorists attacks and preparing for and responding to natural disasters.

We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters.

And the truth is, those who are terrorists only have to succeed once, and those of us who are trying to build an inclusive society have to succeed every time.

As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.

For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.

In the real world in which we live, it's a dangerous world. And you know the old saying is that we have to be right 100 percent of the time; the terrorists only have to be right once.

As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We're going to go after the terrorist networks. We're going to go after Osama bin Laden. We are not going to live in fear in this country.

I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all these assassins.

We have the responsibility to protect our people and that's why we're building this fence. We've suffered from 19,000 terrorist attacks during the last three years.

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism.