Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Robert C. O'Brien - Page 2

Freedom of navigation, as ensured by the Navy, is critical to America's ability to project power by moving men and equipment over 70 percent of the earth's surface and to maintaining world trade and commerce.

Ventilators can be reused but hospitals need a sufficient supply to treat critically ill patients while still allowing enough time for each ventilator to be refurbished between patients.

I'm old enough to remember Bush v. Gore, and the transition there didn't start until mid-December, and yet it got done.

When the Jewish state of Israel is strong, Jewish communities worldwide are also strong.

I have been with President Trump as he has spoken with leaders from countries on six continents, including Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and many more.

Without command of the seas ensured by the Navy, it will become more difficult to project American power where necessary to defeat terrorists, interdict WMDs and illegal arms trading and deter nations, including the new super power China, that might do America and its allies harm.

I never wanted Mark Esper's job. I just wanted to see Mark Esper succeed and do a great job as secretary of Defense.

The 'Scowcroft Model' recognizes - and embraces - the unique but necessarily modest place the National Security Council and the national security adviser occupy in the American national security architecture.

When foreign governments hold Americans they always claim it's a criminal case.

We are not a banana republic.

The United States Navy is of critical importance to the defense of this country and to maintaining freedom of the seas internationally.

We've turned a blind eye to Chinese economic activity, the manipulation of the renminbi, the dumping, the unfair trade practices. We've turned a blind eye to intellectual property theft.

Ventilators are life-saving tools in the fight against COVID-19. They are durable medical devices intended to control or assist a critically ill patient's breathing by mechanically delivering them a predetermined percentage of oxygen.

President Trump reversed the previous administration's disastrous policy of appeasing Cuba and has implemented a vigorous sanctions regime against Nicaragua. Our hope is that the people of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will one day live in democracies like the rest of their neighbors.

The Trump administration has taken the fight to those espousing hateful anti-Semitic views.

Israel is an inspiration, a trusted ally and a cherished friend. The United States will always stand by its side.

Our message to the Russians is stay out of the U.S. elections.

You know, the Chinese don't have a democracy, they don't share our values.

President Trump's diplomacy and economic investment demonstrates America's commitment to building a prosperous, safe and democratic Western Hemisphere. Those policies are good for the region and they are good for the United States.

Election security isn't a partisan issue.

We want to have a great relationship with the Chinese, we want a great relationship with the Russians.

President Trump's efforts have made the American people safer and our nation stronger.

There are areas where we have common interests with the Chinese or the Russians and where we have common interests fighting terrorism, seeking to limit the D.P.R.K. nuclear and ballistic missile program. We'll work very closely with them, there are opportunities for trade with those countries.

President Trump has made good on that pledge by fighting anti-Semitism at home and abroad and by standing shoulder to shoulder with Israel, the historical homeland and refuge for the Jewish people.

In World War II, America was the Arsenal of Democracy, providing war materiel to our Allies that ultimately led to victory over tyranny.

China, Russia, Iran and other adversaries each pose a threat to our elections, and the Trump administration seeks to counter all of those threats in a serious, professional and apolitical fashion.

I made it very clear that the United States will not tolerate foreign interference in our elections, and the Russian side committed not to do so.

Well, free elections are the foundation of our democracy.

Nowhere outside of Southeast Asia is China's rise as a global power more visible than in Africa.

Whereas the U.S. views its naval role in the Pacific as a force for keeping the seas free for navigation by all, China sees things quite differently.

The United States always maintains the right to self-defense.

By interacting with NATO vessels on E.U. anti-piracy duty, the Chinese are gaining valuable insights in to Western naval doctrine.

Taiwan needs to start looking at some asymmetric and anti-access area denial strategies and really fortify itself in a manner that would deter the Chinese from any sort of amphibious invasion or even a gray zone operation against them.

As it seeks to rule the seas once again, China desires tangible symbols of its past as a naval power. Finding a sunken Chinese ship or coins in Kenyan waters would be powerful in this regard.

A strong believer in the importance of cooperation in the hemisphere, President Trump has made engagement with regional leaders a top priority.

President Trump is committed to democracy and rule of law in our hemisphere.

We are not a country where a bunch of lieutenant colonels can get together and decide what the policy is of the United States.

We've made it very clear that when Iranian proxies that are directed by Iran attack Americans, that we're going to hold the Iranians responsible.

Every American should understand that their vote is secret.