George Washington Quotes

Shall we be defenseless America, a weak and harmless nation, or shall we be defensive America, the fear and dread of all nations?

That is the best Government, which best provides for war.

The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a good chance of eventually being fought.

Only a United States that is strong and immensely productive can help defend freedom in our world

As long as I am president, we will maintain the greatest fighting force that the world has ever known.

It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it, the less will be the ardor of our opponents.

As head of a military structure I am responsible for the realization of military issues. If you want to have everlasting peace, you must be ready for war. We must be ready to face any provocation.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Without power, without a strong army and a strong navy, there can be no welfare for us .... The German nation will be either the hammer or the anvil.

A certain degree of preparation for war ... affords also the best security for the continuance of peace.

Armchair generals assume that nations decide on their foreign policy objectives and then subordinate everything else to achieving them. Life is more complicated. Threats, opportunities and risks are always uncertain, but the economic costs of maximum preparedness are definite.

In relations with other nations, there is neither right nor wrong; there is only strength and weakness.

If we enjoy the benefits of peace, it is only because we have an excellent armed force and a fine socialist economy. Let us exert all efforts so that our further development may be strong and mighty, so that our numerous enemies may think well and long before they decide to attack our country, and so that if they attack, they will quickly regret it.

If our economy is strong, that means the military will be strong. If our economy is weak, that weakens our military.

As one who fought in all of Israel's wars, and learned from personal experience that without proper force, we do not have a chance of surviving in this region, which does not show mercy towards the weak, I have also learned from experience that the sword alone cannot decide this bitter dispute in this land

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies

When it comes to China’s relationship with foreign countries, it is of course better to have peace. But before we can have real peace, China must be ready to fight. If we give in to every demand, then the more we seek peace, the less likely we are going to get it.

Those who want peace should prepare for war and be strong.

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

Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.