Charlie Pierce Quotes

Since the tragedies, the Department of Homeland Security was established to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, and most importantly, to share intelligence information among government agencies and departments.

It's especially important since September 11 for people to be trained for the unexpected. We want to try to make sure people are safe.

First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack.

Governments in countries across the world have a duty to do everything possible to keep the public safe from terrorist attacks.

Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed police officers become strangely commonplace after awhile.

We save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential terrorists.

It was a decent New Year's, but it took a million officers to make it so.

NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings.

We could have prevented the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon if we had 20,000 troops shoulder to shoulder.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

Ensuring the safety and security of our monuments and infrastructure is critical to protecting our communities and the American people.

We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.

Fortunately, in the WWE, the security staff is very dedicated and very professional. They know what they're doing.

That was very close to getting killed. Usually at pop festivals we have people jumping on stage.

The safety requirements, which are necessary, spread everything out and push people farther and farther away from the stage and from each other.

As governor of Ohio, I have an obligation to keep the 11.5 million people in Ohio safe. And we have been very effective with our Joint Terrorism Task Force, being able to make busts.

I promise you, the next time there is attack on - an attack on this country, the first thing people are going to want to know is, why didn't we know about it and why didn't we stop it? And the answer better not be because we didn't have access to records or information that would have allowed us to identify these killers before they attacked.

I think our police do an excellent job, day in and day out, working to keep us safe.

We talk a lot about operational control, and that's having a better understanding of who's coming in and who's leaving, what the threat really is. We're never really going to get that.

First and foremost, my job is to protect the American people.

Well, what every place needs is a security plan that protects it.

Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety.

If citizens and those in the communities where Islamic terror festers are willing to take the risk of engaging and reporting suspicions, authorities have an absolute obligation to take their concerns seriously.

The bottom line is we are pursuing every single possible action to keep our country safe from terrorism.