Lindsey Graham Quotes

When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people.

I do think that when you go into red states, they're - so-called red states - I think they're troubled with certain excesses with respect to the Patriot Act, but they're also concerned with making sure we're secure against terrorism.

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.

We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny.

It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.

It is not about a war against a country, or a war against a religion but rather about the struggle against terrorist violence. As such I do not exclude the use of repressive police and military measures.

… the war on terrorism will serve as the justification for restraints on civil liberties.

Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.

I think this conflict [against terrorism] is going to require a suspension of freedom and rights unlike anything we have ever seen, at least since World War II.

We are a nation of laws and liberties, not of a knock in the night. So it is time to end the era of John Ashcroft. That starts with replacing the Patriot Act with a new law that protects our people and our liberties at the same time.

A war against terrorism is an impracticable conception if it means fighting terrorism with terrorism.

We have now reached a turning point in the struggle between freedom and terror.

A few months ago, and again this week, bin Laden publicly vowed to publicly wage a terrorist war against America, saying, and I quote, "We do not differentiate between those dressed in military uniforms and civilians. They're all targets." Their mission is murder, and their history is bloody.

A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.

Do they think if we destroy our freedoms for the terrorists they will no longer have a reason to attack us?

[Marco] Rubio says we should collect all Americans' records all of the time. The Constitution says otherwise. I think they're both wrong. I think we defeat terrorism by showing them that we do not fear them.

Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.

The idea now that we're going to fight terrorism through gun control I think is just utterly fatuous.

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

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

The sentence imposed on Abdul Kadir sends a powerful and clear message. We will bring to justice those who plot to attack the United States of America.

This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time.

In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.

I am confident that in the end freedom and democracy will prevail over terror and tyranny. We will win this war on terror - and when we do Americans, the British, Iraqis, and people around the world will be more secure.

We are at war with enemies that still have the intent to do further damage to Americans at home and abroad.