Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.

Secondly, security. Both the challenges we face in the world and the responsibilities that our country has in protecting our people, are major issues. We need to do more in the context of domestic security.

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism.

Many threats to the homeland begin overseas, and that's where we need to be.

We protect the American people from a staggering range of threats. But make no mistake, securing the homeland against terrorism remains our top priority.

I vowed to our countrymen that I would do everything I could to protect the American people... That's why I said to Afghanistan: If you harbor a terrorist, you're just as guilty as the terrorist.

To make life safe for all of our citizens, we must also address the growing threats we face from outside the country. We are going to defeat the barbarians of ISIS and we're going to defeat them fast!

The terrorists do not understand America. The American people do not falter under threat, and we will not allow our future to be determined by car bombers and assassins.

There are over 100 entities in the federal government that have something to do with homeland security.

Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack.

And so every one of us in the FBI, I don't care if it's a file clerk someplace or an agent there or a computer specialist, understands that our main mission is to protect the public from another September 11, another terrorist attack.

Our ports and our borders are the most unprotected fronts in the war on terror.

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

In some ways, September 11, 2001, seems a long time ago. Yet we have done so much in only a few years, and we will continue to do so in the future, to prevent such attacks on America.

More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air.

We are in a war on terrorism. We need to conduct that war and take it to the terrorists, not here at home.

The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance.

But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That's why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil.

As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We're going to go after the terrorist networks. We're going to go after Osama bin Laden. We are not going to live in fear in this country.

Abroad, our most important policy is to support our troops and continue forward-thinking foreign policy in the war on terror - keeping our enemies on the run and hitting them before they hit us.

We have the responsibility to protect our people and that's why we're building this fence. We've suffered from 19,000 terrorist attacks during the last three years.

Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection.

We are not safe. We are safer than we were, but we are not as safe as we could be.

Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence.

We can’t defend against terrorists without going after states who support or aid the terrorists.