Richard Shelby Quotes

We have to defend America and be strong.

Our security and sovereignty stand together.

The purpose of our common defense, after all, is to protect our people so that we can enjoy the blessings of peace, faith, freedom, family, prosperity.

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

Judge candidly what a wretched figure the American empire will exhibit in the eye of other nations, without a power to array and support a military force for its own protection.

America needs to be secure at home and abroad.

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

I'm very confident that the solutions that we are developing are going to be effective not only in application in Iraq, but also will be very helpful for potential homeland security situations as well.

I just want to keep America safe. Who could be against that?

We need to protect the sovereignty of our nation, and we need to protect the security of our people here in the country.

The very heart of being a sovereign nation is providing security of one's borders, of one's internal situation, and security against anyone attacking one's nation. That is the very heart of what I believe is sovereignty.

We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to defend freedom and the security of the American people.

We can go to the American people on this issue of winning the war [against terrorism]. We can go to the country on this issue because they trust the Republican Party to do a better job of protecting and strengthening America's military might and thereby protecting America.

The Defense Department has a great deal of influence on foreign policy, and State has very little impact on defense policy.

Let no one expect us to disarm unilaterally. We are not a naive people.

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

The organizing premise of any nation's foreign policy is the protection of the homeland.

I don’t have a problem going after people who want to attack this country

Moscow believes that using force constitutes strategic defense.

During my time as CIA Director and Secretary of Defense, Hillary was a strong supporter of our efforts to protect our homeland, decimate al-Qaeda, and bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

Security is an underlining interest of Israel.

It's incumbent upon all members of Congress to support legislation that keeps us safe at home and abroad.

As a national security aid, I worked with our military to strengthen our national defense.

I will defend Korea as I would my own country-just as I would California.

Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.