“We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our ar...” — Allen West Quote

“We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.'”

“Liberals worry that what's best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves.”

“Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion.”

“I'm really still a child of the Forties. I still think about it a lot, about the repercussions of armed conflict. Until 1953 we had rationing. We couldn't buy meat, we couldn't buy pleasurable goods like cigarettes and sweets. I didn't starve - my family were lucky - but I knew what it was like standing in line waiting for foodstuffs.”

“Some of the most dedicated, most passionate people I've ever met have been part of the United States armed forces.”

“All I'm armed with is research.”