Security Policies Quotes

I have long believed that the first duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens.

I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.

My government accords top most priority to national security. Therefore, effective steps are being taken to tackle terrorism and naxalism.

Political pundits in Delhi and Islamabad have berated the West for its relativism and double-standards. After all why should Britain have a nuclear arsenal but not India? It is a reasonable question.

Government's first responsibility is the safety of its citizens.

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.

After September 11, it became unpatriotic to question any homeland-security or defense spending, and that let things get out of control.

I support all efforts to protect the security of the state of Israel.

I would say national security is work in progress.

The American people have got a touchstone: Which party voted for the tools necessary to protect America and which party didn't? And that's what I'm trying to get people to focus on.

'Know your enemy, name your enemy' is a 9/11 message that has gone unheeded. Our immigration and homeland security policies refuse to profile jihadi adherents at foreign consular offices and at our borders.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.

Israel is following policies which maximise its security threats... policies which choose expansion over security... policies which lead to their moral degradation, their isolation, their delegitimation, as they call it now, and very likely ultimate destruction. That's not impossible.

The president has a right to discuss his national security policies with the public. But that should be done in the light of day without endangering our sources or methods. The public has no need to know details about intelligence assets or special operations units. Such disclosures endanger those who protect us.

If the war on terror is endless, you could forget about democracy.

President Obama is determined that our foreign and national security policies not play into al-Qa'ida's strategy or its warped ideology. Al-Qa'ida seeks to terrorize us into retreating from the world stage. But President Obama has made it a priority to renew American leadership in the world, strengthening our alliances and deepening partnerships.

America should not play a solitary role with respect either to security or to reform.

The first responsibility of the state is to guarantee the safety of the people.

We need to aggressively take on radical Islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our American values.

Marco [Rubio] has opposed at every point increased security - border security for those who come to our country.

We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.

This is... one of the great tragedies of the Bush administration. The more successful they’ve been at intercepting and stopping bad guys, the less proof there is that we’re in danger... it’s almost like they should every once in a while have allowed an attack to get through just to remind us.

But I should tell you honestly that this administration under President Obama is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I can remember in the past.

We're not responsible for the domestic security of every one of our allies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked to make the country safe.