Mac Thornberry Quotes

We cannot protect everything, all of the time.

I have no problem with the security... It's something that must be done for the times in which we live. Safety first.

I think the idea that you would do everything you can to prevent what is coming at you by way of something very disruptive - a 9/11 - it's a no-brainer.

His enemy must not know his weaknesses, but he must know the weaknesses of his enemy; as the tortoise (hides its limbs), even so let him secure the members (of his government against treachery), let him protect his own weak points.

Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.

I'm afraid that it's not possible to design a defense against every conceivable threat that you can think of.

Security and safety are very important for us.

I wore bulletproof vests, and my bodyguards had the option of having bulletproof vests - I bought five sets.

At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.

The real protection of life and property, always and everywhere.

The president's priority is to protect the safety and security of the American people. That's the physical security of the American people as well as the prosperity of the American people.

I have more concerns about potential risks and vulnerabilities than most people.

I am a common man. Why do I need security?

The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful!

You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.

I believe that every person, male and female, needs to be in a protective mode at all times of alertness to potential danger. The world is full of potential attacks, potential disasters.

Every threat must be taken seriously.

To preserve our security in a dangerous century, vigilance is not enough. National Intelligence must do more.

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

Law can never make us as secure as we are when we do not need it.

If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long …. The war on terrorism will not be won on the defensive.

Historically, decisive security action took place only after a disaster had occurred or a specific plot had been discovered.

Anything can be justified by security.

The Seven Elevens in downtown Houston are better protected than the largest oil refinery in the world.

Stopping people you don’t trust is an essential ingredient. It is part of owning and governing the territory you’re patrolling