From Hope to Higher Ground: on Homeland Security

Strength is more effective deterrent to war than weakness

A true leader shares his power rather than shows his power. True greatness is revealed by humility rather than hubris. Fear can be obtained by a gun, but true respect can only be earned by using one’s strength for unselfish service. Jesus reminded us that if we really want to be great, we must be willing to serve rather than to be served, and that the spirit of our actions is as important as the actions themselves.

I would never want to sacrifice one particle of America’s power. Ronald Reagan had it right when he led this country to unprecedented military strength. Our best defense is a military so well equipped and so well trained that no one wants to challenge it. Strength is a far more effective deterrent to war than is weakness, and the US should never be apologetic for the development of the strongest military forces on the face of the earth. But with the development of strength and unprecedented power there must also be unprecedented restraint.

Source: From Hope to Higher Ground, by Mike Huckabee, p.133 Jan 4, 2007

The above quotations are from From Hope to Higher Ground 12 STOPs to Restoring America's Greatness, by Mike Huckabee, Jan. 2007. Click here for definitions & background information on Homeland Security. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Mike Huckabee on Homeland Security.
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