Defense Expenditures Quotes

Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive.

It is not how much you spend on defense as much as how you spend it.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

There are not as many women who support the national defense budget now as men. I really think there is a gender gap in the support for the large expenditures that are necessary to modernize the force.

Well, no American wants to in any way hurt our capabilities to national defense, but that doesn't mean an unlimited amount of money, and a blank check for anything they want at any time, for any purpose. Not at all.

The U.S. is just in a class by itself in military expenses. It basically matches the rest of the world, and it's far more advanced.

Chinese military spending is carefully monitored by the United States.

Why do three-quarters of NATO [countries] get away with not paying anything? They have to pay their bills.

If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.