Chester W. Nimitz Quotes

U.S. power flows from our unmatched military might, yes. But in a deeper way, it's a product of the dominance of the U.S. economy.

Mere population size has been no indicator of economic or military clout.

Our prosperity provides a foundation for our power. It pays for our military. It underwrites our diplomacy.

We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe.

Modern power depends on money and guns. And we have the most of both.

No criticism should be allowed to obscure the truth either at home or abroad that today America is the strongest nation militarily, economically, ideologically in the world.

Real power in the modern world is determined by a nation's economic capabilities, not just the nuclear warheads it stores.

We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.

Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so without great economic power.

The strength of our economy allows us to maintain the mightiest military in the world, effectively enforcing a Pax Americana.

I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position. And it didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong.

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world.

Anyone who has seen the auto factories in Detroit and the oil fields in Texas knows that Japan lacks the national power for a naval race with America.

The definition of superpower cannot mean only military might anymore.

To become a successful hegemon, it helps to be both very rich and very big.

A nation is a superpower not just because of its military strength.

What really matters for great powers is power—national economic and military strength—and that speaks loudly and clearly for itself.

The United States is a nation different from all others. We are now powerful if we choose to exert our strength.

Let us build a navy as big as hers and do as we please.

Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it.

If the United States loses the economic weapons of control, it is very much weakened.

America is secure because we can afford the strongest military in history. Once the U.S. economy is no longer dominant, we are no longer safe, and the world becomes chaotic.

With growing economic prowess comes, of course, military power.

There's no way that that our military power will not erode if a robust American economic revival is not part of the cards.