Thomas Jefferson Quotes

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

To insist on strength ... is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.

Nineteen people flew into the towers. It seems hard for me to imagine that we could go to war enough to make the world safe enough that nineteen people wouldn't want to do harm to us. So it seems like we have to rethink a strategy that is less military-based.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.

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

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.

Our country has never started a war. Our sole objective is deterrence, the strength and capability it takes to prevent war.

For the remote contingency by which a national army must be always judged, namely, the contingency of war with a first class power, the Army is practically unprepared.

We must have universal military training because the one hope for a peaceful world is a powerful America… with adequate means to instantly check aggressors.

The firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war.

The shortest way to peace is the most stupendous and unanimous preparation for war.

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

Any idea that you can have a league for security is nuts, and all people who favor it are potential murderers… as long as man is man, there will be war and the only way to avoid trouble is to have the best army and navy, which we now have.

The American people like a President who is for peace, but they also want to know that he is ready to kill.

I built a nuclear option to get peace, not to have bombs. Our enemies learned that they could not destroy us.

I learned to be far more skeptical of what I'm told by presidents, no matter who the presidents are, and also to be much more cautious, always, in any action or vote that could lead to the use of American military power and most particularly what we call 'boots on the ground.'

In my opinion, it is important to have a stable defence.

I am convinced there is no more effective method of preventing a war than a decisive stance illustrating that we are ready at any moment to repel possible attack.

The military's job is to win the war. A president's job is to win the peace.

A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.

We have to have a strong law enforcement in America. So we do not go abroad in the search of war, we really are searching for peace, but it is peace through strength.

There's a fundamental difference between many of the Democrats and my party. And that is: They want to leave before the job is completed in Iraq. Again, I repeat: These are decent people. They're just as American as I am. I just happen to strongly disagree with them. And it's very important for the American people to understand the consequences of leaving Iraq before the job is done. This is a global war on terror.

I think you believe in these words, I think - three very important words, peace through strength, right. Peace through strength.