Vigilance Quotes

I appreciate my instincts, but my instincts can be dead wrong. Circumspection can give you time.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

Believe no evil till the evil's done

After victory, tighten your helmet chord.

We need a nation of minutemen – citizens who are not only prepared to take up arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as a basic purpose of their daily life, and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

The cautious seldom err.

I must remind you, Senators, that extreme patriotism in the defense of freedom is no crime and let me respectfully remind you that pusillanimity in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

I’d rather be slow and right, than be fast and dead.

Freedom is not free. It is bought at a high price. It can be squandered cheaply.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.

Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your enemy.

I'm not paranoid, but I am cautious. I don't drink tea with strangers, I don't fly Aeroflot and I avoid certain countries with close ties to Russia.

He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.

One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

Trust but verify. Doveryai no proveryai.

The price of eternal vigilance is indifference.

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.