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"I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters."
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"If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough."
"Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack."
"Our Jawans have the full freedom to do as they deem appropriate. They have been answering and will continue to answer in an appropriate language. We are very proud of our Jawans for their courage."
"If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force."
"I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes."
"The nation's obligation to her defenders is as old as that defense itself."
"America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States."
"All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments."
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"The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power."
"Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it."
"But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward."
"Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it."
"I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon."
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude."
"I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history."
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