"We're in greater danger today than we..." - Quote by Ronald Reagan

“Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.”

“Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace.”

“Coersion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.”

“Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country”

“The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA examining the phone records of ordinary Americans. Rather, it consolidates these records into a database that the government can query if it has a specific lead - phone records that the companies already retain for business purposes.”

“I reserve the right, as president of the United States to meet with anybody at a time and place of my choosing if I think it's going to keep America safe.”

“When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and reward.”

“I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers”

“There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.”