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Security Quotes
"They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure."
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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."
40
"I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue."
40
"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."
40
"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"
40
"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."
40
"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."
39
"Since 1998, the Administration has begun to upgrade counterintelligence and security at U.S. weapons labs."
38
"Under the Bush plan, Social Security gets weaker, not stronger."
38
"While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security."
37
"Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated."
37
"Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack."
37
"Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security."
36
"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."
35
"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security."
35
"Why did the Clinton Administration wait from 1995 to 1998 to tighten security and bolster counterintelligence at U.S. weapons labs?"
35
"I'd like to fly. Then I wouldn't have to wait in airport security lines."
35
"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."
34
"First, the security and privacy of sensitive taxpayer information is absolutely essential."
34
"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."
34
"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."
33
"Port Security is one of our weakest security links, and it must be one of our highest priorities."
33
"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."
33
"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."
33
"The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon."
33
"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."
33
"Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem."
33
"The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight."
33
"Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world."
33
"I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie salesman."
32
"Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042."
32
"Canada is preparing to play a major role in the continued stability and security of Afghanistan through ISAF."
32
"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."
32
"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13."
32
"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."
31
"The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated."
31
"Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe."
31
"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."
30
"To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself."
30
"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."
30
"We've talked to the Europeans about it. It's clear if those negotiations fail, then we are agreed with the Europeans that the next step is to take the matter to the U.N. Security Council."
30
"Social Security is a social insurance program - it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k)."
30
"All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security."
30
"Nothing can stop an enemy from picking wireless messages out of the free air - and nothing did."
30
"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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