R. James Woolsey Jr.

“We have slain a large dragon, but we live now in a jungle filled with a great many poisonous snakes. And in many ways, the dragon was easier to keep track of.”

“This is not a matter of crime. It's a matter of war.”

“We are in the beginning of World War IV.”

“Yes, my continental European friends, we have spied on you.”

“Energy security is national security.”

“Friends are nations that buy puts on your market and short your currency.”

“The only way to deal with a bully is to stand up to him.”

“The world is a much more complex and dangerous place than it was during the Cold War.”

“The United States is not a country that is going to be pushed around by a bunch of thugs.”

“We've got to get on a path that is sustainable, that is secure, and that is not funding our enemies.”

“There is no more important duty for a government than to protect its people.”