189 Quotes by Fred Thompson

And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up

Every foreign policy of every major nation involves reason, common sense, carrots and sticks. You can't have all carrots and no sticks.

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.

We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.

Is it really in our countrys best interest to signal to the enemy that they probably only have to wait us out a little longer because congressional determination to defeat them is crumbling? Doesnt such a resolution further diminish our chances for success at the very time our soldiers are preparing to go into battle? And finally, regardless of our politics is this the time to announce to the world that our president is 'on his own'?

China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations

Jay Carney told the reporters at his morning briefing that he hoped they would watch the new movie about Obama's first term 'many times.' They might. Look how well 'Titanic' did at the box office.

Superfund was passed with the good intention of cleaning up America's toxic waste sites

I know the pundits, they get big bucks for . . . pundating.