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Security Quotes
"Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market."
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"I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue."
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"They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure."
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"The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."
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"I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie salesman."
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"A sense of security, of well-being, of summer warmth pervades my memory. That robust reality makes a ghost of the present. The mirror brims with brightness; a bumblebee has entered the room and bumps against the ceiling. Everything is as it should be, nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die."
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"When the TSA was established, it was never envisioned that it would become a huge, unwieldy bureaucracy which was soon to grow to 67,000 employees. As TSA has grown larger, more impersonal, and administratively top-heavy, I believe it is important that airports across the country consider utilizing the opt-out provision provided by law."
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"Since 1998, the Administration has begun to upgrade counterintelligence and security at U.S. weapons labs."
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"It does not make sense that we are allowing known potential weapons, not unlike those the 9-11 hijackers used to overcome the crews of four airplanes, to be taken aboard passenger aircraft."
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"Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint."
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"To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself."
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"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"
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"Under the Bush plan, Social Security gets weaker, not stronger."
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"First, the security and privacy of sensitive taxpayer information is absolutely essential."
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"While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security."
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"Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated."
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"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security."
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"Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack."
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"I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own, as long as it is coupled with deficit reduction measures that enhance the long-term condition of Social Security."
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"Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042."
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"But as you said, there are going to be those that have no record and cannot be detected in that capacity so that is why you have to have other layers of security."
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"Port Security is one of our weakest security links, and it must be one of our highest priorities."
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"We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone."
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"If the area were on or near the U.S. continental shelf, such data could well provide an enemy with strategically invaluable insights into undersea access routes that could be used to attack some of the millions of Americans who live on or near our coasts."
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"There are some legitimate security issues, but I believe many of the objections the administration is making are not for security reasons, but to disguise mistakes that were made prior to Sept. 11."
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"Canada is preparing to play a major role in the continued stability and security of Afghanistan through ISAF."
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"Sometimes children do not realize by how fragile a thread their security hangs. Perhaps it is as well they do not - most of them grow up before the thread can be broken."
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"Nothing can stop an enemy from picking wireless messages out of the free air - and nothing did."
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"Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders."
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"Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security."
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"If you accept that security is a process, and if you can eliminate the human interaction or intervention in that process by automating more, that is a good thing."
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"Why did the Clinton Administration wait from 1995 to 1998 to tighten security and bolster counterintelligence at U.S. weapons labs?"
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"I'd like to fly. Then I wouldn't have to wait in airport security lines."
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"The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon."
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"Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world."
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"We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing the materials to build an indigenous fissile material capability - it could fabricate a nuclear weapon within one year."
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"Tens of thousands of South Florida jobs are dependent on the trade and commerce that our ports provide, and we have to make sure that we spend our security dollars wisely."
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"The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated."
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"Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe."
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"There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed to that regime."
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"Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem."
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"All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security."
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"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13."
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"Every missed rite of passage leads to a new rigidification of the personality."
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"It is clear we can make reforms to better ensure we are giving law enforcement all of the tools they need while maintaining the appropriate safeguards to protect the very freedoms we cherish."
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"Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national security."
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"Expect an army of Vigil drones, nearly as a many Praesidis guards, a Machim ground detachment of super-soldiers and at least one Inquisitor. Oh, and security barriers everywhere. Possibly some of those mechs we met on Helix Retention, too. You Humans have kicked off a shitstorm of epic proportions.Alex spread her arms wide in an exagerrated shrug. "It's one of our best skills."
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