Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes

In America, we believe in peace through strength, and that's what we will have.

It's much more important for U.S. to be able to defend against foreign attacks than it is to be able to launch successful attacks against foreign adversaries.

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

I'm very, very pro-defense.

The No. 1 purpose of the federal government is national defense.

I can only say this, a very, very important element of any country, but our country, and in my opinion, the single most important thing that a president can do is the defense of our country.

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war. It's to be prepared for peace. There's a sign over the entrance to the Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state, and that sign says it all: 'Peace is our profession'.

We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.

A stronger defense is an investment in peace.

Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent.

Peace through strength works. We've got the greatest military in the world. I want them to dominate any potential conflict.

The National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.

I am the most militaristic person but you have to know when to use the military. Or have it so strong that nobody is going to mess with you, which is my ultimate goal.

Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

What we need is a strong defense, but right now there is zero chance of an invasion by another country and right now we have more firepower than all other countries put together.

This fear factor, this war driver is a very strong one and it's been with the species ever since the beginning and it motivated the Great Wall of China. War can be aggressive or defensive, right? So it motivated the Great Wall of China. Our space program was reactive to Russia.

I love the veterans. And I'll take care of them. And they know that I'll take care of them. And that's going to be my job. But, also, I have the ability, and the knowledge, and the background to make the right judgments, to keep America safe and secure.

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

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

To ensure prosperity here at home and peace abroad, we all share the belief we have to maintain the strongest military on the planet.

How could a readiness for war in time of peace be safely prohibited, unless we could prohibit, in like manner, the preparations and establishments of every hostile nation? The means of security can only be regulated by the means and the danger of attack. They will, in fact, be ever determined by these rules, and by no others . . . . If one nation maintains constantly a disciplined army, ready for service of ambition or revenge, it obliges the most pacific nations who may be within the reach of its enterprises to take corresponding precautions.

The first objective of our national government is to provide for the common defense. And President Donald Trump has no higher priority than the safety and security of the American people. And the possession of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in the hands of a regime that routinely threatens the people of the United States of America and our allies is just simply unacceptable.

To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.

It's only by investing properly in our defense that we can ensure we're properly equipped to face our shared challenges together.

I think one of the reasons I'm standing here instead of other people is that, frankly, I talked about it, we have to have a strong military.