If You're A Terrorist, You're A Terrorist.

We Either Believe In The Dignity Of The Individual, The Rule Of Law, And The Prohibition Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Or We Don't. There Is No Middle Ground.

The Reason We've Always Had A Civilian In That Job [secretary Of Defence] Is Because We Really Believe That It Is Policymakers Who Ought To Control The Military And Not Have The Military Control The Military.

The Reality Is That The United States Military Alone Cannot Be All Things To All Nations. We Will Sharpen The Application Of Our Resources, Better Deploy Our Forces In The World And Share Our Burdens More And More Effectively With Our Partners. And Frankly, All Our Allies Need To Do The Same.

The Potential For The Next Pearl Harbor Could Very Well Be A Cyber-attack.

The Area Of Climate Change Has A Dramatic Impact On National Security.