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Chairman of American Defense International, Inc.; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the . Author of ‘The New Terrorism’

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The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer & bear the deepest wounds & scars of war.-Gen #MacArthur
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“I didn’t run to make history, I just wanted to leave it better than I found it.” — Winsome Sears
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“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” President Ronald Reagan
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مردم ایران تحت ستم رژیم وحشیانه تروریستی قرار گرفته اند. مبارزات شما برای آزادی در برابر آیت الله و اراذل و اوباش وی الهام بخش آمریکایی ها است. ما در ایستادگی با شما از رئیس جمهور ترامپ پشتیبانی می کنیم. ما برای شما دعا میکنیم.
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“The price of freedom may be high, but never so costly as the loss of freedom.” — President Ronald Reagan #freedom
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"Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” — General George S. Patton
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“The Rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.” — President John F. Kennedy #JFK
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As a South Carolinian, I have never been more proud of U.S. Senator #LindsayGraham . Today was truly his “finest hour.” @POTUS @LindseyGrahamSC
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"Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” — General George S. Patton
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“You can’t be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.” — President Ronald Reagan.
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"Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” — General George S. Patton
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“If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now.” — Dr. Billy Graham
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“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21 #SundayThoughts
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Amazing. This is a few years ago, but incredible. Watch how this Patriot's fan spent his Super Bowl Sunday. He did it the best way possible, by reaching out to fellow American's. #SuperBowl
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Human trafficking arrests have increased dramatically under the @realdonaldtrump administration since he signed the anti-sex trafficking bill into law. That law is making America safer.
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While some were protesting ICE, ICE was actually serving a warrant to bust a human trafficking ring. ICE plays a crucial role in today’s society. @DHSgov @ICEgov @CBSSF
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“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” — Benjamin Franklin #FreedomOfSpeech
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“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.” — Margaret Thatcher #IronLady #leadership
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Let us not forget the Americans who lost their lives because of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. • Jame Foley • Steven Sotloff • Peter Kassig • Kayla Mueller God bless our Special Forces for getting the job done & our Commander-in-Chief for making the right decision!
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“If we lose #freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.” — President Ronald Reagan
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“We're not separate races. There's only one human race.” — Dr. @AlvedaCKing
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President Trump has made all the right moves with Iran. He is now using the “Ronald Reagan Playbook” & communicating directly w/the Iranian people, just as Reagan did w/the Polish people. We are seeing American leadership & the right strategy. Thank you Mr. President!
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به مردم شجاع و رنج کشیده ایران: من از ابتدای دوره ریاست جمهوریم با شما ایستاده‌ام و دولت من همچنان با شما خواهد ایستاد. ما اعتراضات شما را از نزدیک دنبال می کنیم. شجاعت شما الهام بخش است.
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“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” — Romans 8:31 #SundayThoughts
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“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.” — Golda Meir.
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God Bless #GuyFieri ! He’s already raised $21.5M for unemployed restaurant workers and stands w/our Mom & Pop shops to keep them open. He walks the walk and knows that #smallbusiness is the engine of America & the backbone of the free enterprise system.
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"If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes." -- H. Ross Perot #CommonSense
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“We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.” — President #RonaldReagan #taxes
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“When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.” — President Harry S. Truman
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“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” — Isaiah 5:20 #SundayThoughts #SundayMorning
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The lack of an educated and informed citizenry is the greatest national security threat to America. Education is a national security issue. We must start teaching American History & Civics in our schools again!
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“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” — General Norman Schwarzkopf
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Americans are fighters who never give up and so is our President. Godspeed, Mr. President. The American people are praying for you and our First Lady. @FLOTUS
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Today, I am thinking of all the troops who are deployed and keeping us safe this Christmas! #MerryChristmas
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The people of Venezuela have suffered. They know first hand that Winston Churchill was right: “There are only 2 places where socialism will ever work—in Heaven where it is not needed & in Hell where it is already in practice!”
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“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.” — Golda Meir.
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Senator Tim Scott & Ambassador Nikki Haley showed the promise & opportunity of America tonight. As a South Carolinian, I could not be more proud. #RNC2020
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“Freedom will destroy itself if it is not exercised within some sort of moral framework, some body of shared beliefs, some spiritual heritage transmitted through the Church, the family, and the school.”—Margaret Thatcher
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Your grandparents were called to war. You’re being called to sit on your couch. You can do this! #coronavirus #COVID19
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“I’m thinking about going to Georgia this weekend to get a haircut and a tattoo!”— @GovMikeHuckabee
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It is very disappointing to see Repeal the Second Amendment trending today. There is no First Amendment without the second!
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“Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required.” — Winston Churchill
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“Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required.” — Winston Churchill
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Official endorsement of President @realDonaldTrump from baseball great Bobby Richardson.
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“Libraries should be open to all—except the censor." — President John F. Kennedy #ReadAcrossAmerica #DrSeuss #FreedomOfSpeech
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“Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.” — General George S. Patton
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If ever there was a nominee for the #NobelPeacePrize who embodied Alfred Nobel’s vision of what the @NobelPrize is all about it is @EnesFreedom . He’s had the guts to stand up to Communist China & corporate elitists who turn a blind eye. Let Freedom Ring!
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“O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth;” — O Holy Night #ChristmasEve
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#Censorship and the suppression of #FreeSpeech and thought are the enemies of freedom and the beginning of the road to tyranny and totalitarianism.
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Every American should wonder how the situation in Venezuela would have gone down if the people had the means to defend themselves from tyranny. This is why one of the first steps in socialism is always to disarm the people.
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God Bless America!
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“The Rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.” — President John F. Kennedy #JFK
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RIP to the 4 marines that died last night in a helicopter crash in California. God bless you all.
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“Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.” — President Ronald Reagan #inflation
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“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” — President Theodore Roosevelt
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“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,” — Romans 1:22 #SundayScripture
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“How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” — President Ronald Reagan #Freedom
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"I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts." — President Ronald Reagan
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“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.” — Golda Meir.
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“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” — President Gerald R. Ford
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“America was founded on liberty and independence, not government coercion, domination and control. We are born free and we will stay free.”—President Donald J. Trump #StateOfTheUnion
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“If we win, nobody will care. If we lose, there will be nobody to care.” — Winston Churchill
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“Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD.” — Psalm 31:24 #SundayThoughts
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RT if you are proud of @realDonaldTrump and his peace through strength policy which led to these historic negotiations and the beginning of denuclearization! #MAGA
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The world is a safer place this Monday morning thanks to our brave Special Forces and Commander-in-Chief. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was no match for our great military. The United States will hunt down and punish all of those who cause terror no matter who they are!
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But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible." — Mark 10:27.
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So proud of @BurgessOwens ! He will be a strong fighter for small business, strengthening the family and the need to preserve the freedoms & liberties America was founded upon! Congrats Burgess!
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“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” — Matthew 5:9
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We need to start teaching American History again in our schools & we need to teach it the right way. Education is a national security issue!
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#HongKong is a teaching moment for those too young to remember people yearning for #freedom & trying to escape the evils of communism. Count your blessings that you live in a free country where you can speak your mind & freely assemble. #IronCurtain #TiananmenSquareMassacre
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For the first time in 30 years, Hong Kong officials banned the annual Tiananmen Square vigil. Hongkongers resisted this Chinese suppression and held a massive commemoration anyway. The voice of the people will never be silenced!
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“If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” — George Washington #FreedomOfSpeech
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Real journalism. Real facts. No agenda. In the tradition of Edward R. Murrow. — #CatherineHerridge
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“America is great because of its respect for the individual!” — Mark Levin
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The lack of an educated and informed citizenry is the greatest national security threat to America. Education is a national security issue. We must start teaching American History & Civics in our schools again!
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“There are only two places where socialism will ever work—in Heaven where it is not needed, and in Hell where it is already in practice.” — #WinstonChurchill
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Let freedom ring! #HongKong
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This is called leadership! Education is a national security issue! When 22% of millennials aren’t sure what the Holocaust was & 67% haven’t heard of Auschwitz, we have a problem. Thank you @GovRonDeSantis . Our nation needs to follow your lead.
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Stand with your conscience and do the right thing. @LindseyGrahamSC makes us proud. “Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln
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“The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”— Margaret Thatcher
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“Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime."— Justice Potter Stewart
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"The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon." — George Washington #ConstitutionDay
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Meet Shelley Gunn. She is 103 years young and recently defeated coronavirus. How did Shelley choose to celebrate? She cracked open an ice cold Bud Light. Cheers to you, Shelley!
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“The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
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“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” — Romans 12:12 #SundayThoughts #sundayvibes
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“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.” — Joshua 1:5 #SundayMorning #SundayThoughts
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“Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.” — President Ronald Reagan #inflation
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Dave Portnoy is the real deal. He walks the walk and knows that #smallbusiness is the engine of America & the backbone of the free enterprise system. God Bless #DavePortnoy & patriots like him for their efforts to save small biz. #barstoolfund
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Introducing The Barstool Fund If you are a small business that needs help staying in business because of covid email us your story to barstoolfund @barstoolsports .com. We will try to help as many people as we can.
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“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” — Ephesians 6:12 #SundayThoughts
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“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” — Isaiah 40:3.
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Mark Meadows is a good & decent man w/a big heart who cares about people. He has the right mix of Government & business experience to serve America well & be an outstanding Chief of of Staff for @realDonaldTrump ! #MarkMeadows
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“The federal government's most useful role is not to rush into a program of excessive increases in public expenditures, but to expand the incentives and opportunities for private expenditures.” — President John F. Kennedy
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“Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot.” — Margaret Thatcher
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China is currently winning the race to develop quantum computing by outspending the United States 30 to 1. This is a race America cannot afford to lose. Quantum technology will enable uncrackable communications and will be key to our national security.
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“Inflation is taxation without legislation.” — Milton Friedman
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America is blessed to have a @FLOTUS with the grace, dignity & class not to get sidetracked by negativity, but to remain focused on serving the American people & moving America forward.
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“Always do everything you ask of those you command.” — General George S. Patton #leadership
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“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:6. #SundayThoughts
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“Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required.” — Winston Churchill
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