Deterrence Quotes

“Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment.”

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”

“A strong defense is the best deterrent to war.”

“For a punishment to be just it should consist of only such gradations of intensity as suffice to deter men from committing crimes.”

“The proliferation of nuclear weapons, far from making the world more dangerous, has probably made it safer.”

“It is not in our hands to prevent the murder of workers or families, but it is in our hands to fix a high price for their blood.”

“We're in the business of deterring war, and if we can't deter it, we're in the business of winning it.”

“The more immediately after the commission of a crime a punishment is inflicted the more just and useful it will be.”

“The best way to keep the peace is to be prepared for war.”

“I would like to assure the world that I will not be the first to use nuclear weapons. But if Pakistan's security is threatened, I will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons.”

“We have thousands of rockets and missiles... that can reach any corner of the occupied Palestinian territories.”

“If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting.”

“Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it clear to any potential adversary that the costs of aggression would be far higher than any conceivable benefit.”

“Israel must be like a mad dog, too dangerous to bother.”

“Our lawsuits are meant to have a chilling effect on hate groups.”

“We are for peace. But we are not afraid of war.”

“There must be no doubt in the mind of any potential aggressor that our power to retaliate is so great that he would be destroyed.”

“Nuclear weapons are not for use. They are for deterrence. They must not be used.”

“We have a capability that is an effective deterrent. We can defend ourselves.”

“Deterrence is not a miracle worker. It is not some magic spell. It is a series of calculations and judgments.”