"On the whole our armed services have..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
On the whole our armed services have been doing pretty well in the way of keeping us defended, but I hope our State Department will remember that it is really the department of achieving peace.
More by Eleanor Roosevelt
“America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed.”
“Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person's stature is as large as one's own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important.”
“We don't become heroes overnight." - One step at a time, eventually discovering we have the strength to stare it down.”
More on Peace
More on Defense
“Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent.”
“Our national defense will be consolidated and no imperialist will be allowed to invade our territory again. Our People's armed forces must be maintained and developed with the brave and steeled People's Liberation Army as their foundation. We will have not only a powerful army but also a powerful air force and a powerful navy.”
“We must take care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture.”