Strategic Power Quotes

It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.

With regards to American foreign policy all across the globe, it is important for us to be operating from positions of strength, and not to just concede that.

The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.

Freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.

Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely.

Control is the source of strategic power.

A lot of people refer to power as shooting a loaded gun. When you have to shoot the gun, you've lost the power. Other people's knowledge of your gun should be enough.

A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generation - my generation - knows from four very bitter experiences. Just as America's will for peace is second to none, so will America's strength be second to none. We cannot rely on the forbearance of others to protect this Nation. The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.

Always remember the first rule of power tactics; power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

Iraq has the second largest oil reserves in the world, it is right in the midst of the major energy reserves in the world. Its been a primary goal of US policy since World War II to control what the State Department called "a stupendous source of strategic power" and one of the greatest material prizes in history.

The dustbin of history is littered with remains of those countries that relied on diplomacy to secure their freedom. We must never forget . . . in the final analysis . . . that it is our military, industrial and economic strength that offers the best guarantee of peace for America in times of danger.

The best strategy is always to be very strong.

Diplomacy without arms is music without instruments.

Peace through strength works. We've got the greatest military in the world. I want them to dominate any potential conflict.

For in this modern world, the instruments of warfare are not solely for waging war. Far more importantly, they are the means for controlling peace. Naval officers must therefore understand not only how to fight a war, but how to use the tremendous power which they operate to sustain a world of liberty and justice, without unleashing the powerful instruments of destruction and chaos that they have at their command.

To be a major power, a country must have nuclear weapons.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

The power of making war often prevents it.

With us air people, the future of our nation is indissolubly bound up in the development of air power.

To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing.

Power ... is not an end in itself, but is an instrument that must be used toward an end.