“Clearly, we need more incentives to quickly increase the use of wind and solar power; they will cut costs, increase our energy independence and our national security and reduce the consequences of global warming.” NeedsUseEnergyCuttingSecurityWindCostConsequenceIncreaseIndependenceGlobal WarmingNational SecurityIncentivesSolar PowerAlternative EnergyEnergy Independence Author:Hillary Clinton
“Wars results in immediate deaths and destruction, but the environmental consequences can last hundreds, often thousands of years. And it is not just war itself that undermines our life support system, but also the research and development, military exercises and general preparations for battle that are carried out on a daily basis in most parts of the world. The majority of this pre-war activity takes place without the benefit of civilian scrutiny and therefore we are unaware of some of what is being done to our environment in the name of 'security.” WorldYearsWarDoneLastsNamesResultsSupportEnvironmentOur LivesSecurityMilitaryDevelopmentExerciseBattleActivityBenefitsResearchConsequenceDestructionBasesMajorityEnvironmentalPreparationCiviliansOur EnvironmentScrutinyBeing DoneResearch And DevelopmentSupport SystemsJust War Book:Planet Earth: The Latest Weapon of War Source: Planet Earth: The Latest Weapon of War
“Israel has legitimate concerns about its security relative to Iran. I mean, you have a large country with a significant military that has proclaimed that Israel shouldn't exist, that has denied the Holocaust, that has financed Hezbollah, and as a consequence, there are missiles that are pointed towards Tel Aviv. There are very good reasons why Israelis are nervous about Iran's position in the world generally.” WorldMeanCountryReasonSecurityMilitaryPositionConsequenceConcernVery GoodIsraelSignificantNervousReason WhyIranRelativeDeniedHolocaustMissilesHezbollah Author:Barack Obama
“Being dismantled before our eyes are not just individual programs that politicians cite as too expensive but the whole idea that society has a stake in the well-being of children down the block and the security of families on the other side of town. Whether or not kids eat well, are nurtured and have a roof over their heads is not just a consequence of how their parents behave. It is also a responsibility of society--but now apparently a diminishing one.” WellsChildrenIdeasWholeEyeKidsIndividualParentSidesResponsibilitySecurityPoliticianConsequenceProgramTownsBlockWell BeingBehaveExpensiveStakesRoofCiting Author:Richard Stolley
“Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch.” YearsHas BeensHappensLastsWatchesSecurityConsequenceStructureProfoundBritainAfghanistanNational SecurityDefenceAlliancesNatoBedrock Author:Bob Ainsworth
“Telephone handsets are particularly in need of built-in security. We have almost every aspect of our personal and work lives reflected on them and we lose them all the time. We leave them in taxis. We leave them on airplanes. The consequences of one of these devices falling into the wrong hands are very, very serious.” NeedsHandsFallLosesSecuritySeriousConsequenceBuiltAspectDevicesAirplaneTelephonesTaxi Author:Matt Blaze
“I make no effort to predict the course of general business or the stock market. Period. However, currently there are practices snowballing in the security markets and business world which, while devoid of short term predictive value, bother me as to possible long term consequences.” WorldLongValuesCoursesTermEffortPracticeSecurityPeriodsConsequenceBotherLong TermShort TermBusiness World Author:Warren Buffett
“I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged, that there's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective. This is somebody who has served her country for four years as secretary of state and did an outstanding job, and no one has suggested that in some ways, as a consequence of how she handled emails, that that detracted from her excellent ability to carry out her duties.” ThinkingWayYearsBelieveSaidImportantCountryStatesJobsAmericaTermAbilityFourSecurityDutyPerspectiveConsequenceExcellentFour YearsSecretaryNational SecurityEmailOutstandingCarelessness Author:Barack Obama
“Many people, they flee not the war itself, but the consequences of the war, because they want to live, they want to have the basic needs for their livelihood, they don't have it. They have to flee these circumstances, not necessarily the security situation itself. So, you have different reasons for the people or the refugees to leave Syria.” PeopleWantNeedsDifferentWarReasonSituationSecurityCircumstancesConsequenceSyriaRefugeeLivelihoodBasic Needs Author:Bashar al-Assad
“What Donald Trump is proposing with these massive tax cuts will result in a $20 trillion additional national debt. That will have dire consequences for Social Security and Medicare.” SocialResultsCuttingSecurityTrumpTaxesConsequenceDebtMassiveSocial SecurityMedicareTax CutsNational Debt Author:Hillary Clinton
“Climate change is a real consequence of human activity and we have a moral obligation to address this challenge. That means reducing carbon pollution and accelerating our transition to clean energy, not only to protect our planet, but also to ensure our national security.” MeanRealEnergyChallengesMoralSecurityProtectConsequenceClimate ChangeObligationPollutionNational SecurityClean EnergyMoral Obligation Author:Jason Kander
“We are reaching a tipping where the pace of settlements, during the course of my presidency has gotten so substantial that it's getting harder and harder to imagine an effective, contiguous Palestinian state. And I think it would have long-term consequences for peace and security in the region, and the United States, because of our investment in the region, and because we care so deeply about Israel, I think has a legitimate interest in saying to a friend, "This is a problem."” ThinkingLongStatesProblemCareCoursesTermInterestUnitedUnited StatesImagineSecurityConsequenceHarderInvestmentIsraelLong TermReachingRegionsPacePalestinianPresidencySettlementTippingPeace And Security Author:Barack Obama
“I'm not interested in embarrassing the United States. We as a nation need to foster a broader understanding of national security, and when in the name of national security the US government both overtly and covertly aligns itself with the apartheid state and against heroic freedom fighters for racial justice ... Not only in 1962 but also keeping in mind that Mandela was on the US terror watch list until 2008, that kind of myopic understanding of national security has devastating consequences.” NeedsMindKindStatesGovernmentNamesNationsUnderstandingJusticeUnitedWatchesUnited StatesSecurityConsequenceTerrorListsFighterHeroicNot InterestedNational SecurityEmbarrassingApartheidFreedom FighterRacial JusticeMyopic Author:Ryan Shapiro
“For me, 9/11 was a game changer. It altered my perception of the security threat we faced. I took the position that Britain should be shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. It was a big decision; I didn't take it lightly, or in ignorance of its consequences. It's a big commitment for a country to give, but I believed it was the right thing to do.” GivingShouldCountryBigsGamesDecisionSecurityPositionIgnorancePerceptionCommitmentConsequenceThreatShouldersThings To DoRight ThingBritainAlteredBig DecisionsGame Changers Author:Tony Blair
“North Korea and China have proposed what sounds like a pretty sensible option that North Korea should end its development of nuclear weapons, the US should stop carrying out hostile military maneuvers on the North Korean border. The US immediately rejected it. Modernization program is a very clear example of how security doesn't matter. There is no gain in security but massive overkill of the adversary's deterrent capacity. The only consequence of it is to elicit the likelihood of a preemptive attack. And a preemptive attack leads to a nuclear winter world.” WorldSecurityMilitaryConsequenceProgramWinterSensibleNuclear WeaponsRejectedNorth KoreaKoreanNorth Korean Author:Noam Chomsky
“In order for the U.N. to be effective, there must be consequences if people thumb their nose at the United Nations Security Council. And we will work with people on the Security Council to achieve that objective.” PeopleAchieveSecurityConsequenceUnited Nations Author:George W. Bush
“You risked your life, but what else have you ever risked? Have you risked disapproval? Have you ever risked economic security? Have you ever risked a belief? I see nothing particularly courageous about risking one's life. So you lose it, you go to your hero's heaven and everything is milk and honey 'til the end of time. Right? You get your reward and suffer no earthly consequences. That's not courage. Real courage is risking something that might force you to rethink your thoughts and suffer change and stretch consciousness. Real courage is risking one's clichés.” RealEndsMightSufferingBeliefForceHeavenLosesConsciousnessEconomicSecurityHeroConsequenceRewardsCourageousHoneyMilkEnd TimesDisapprovalStill Life With WoodpeckerEconomic SecurityMilk And HoneyReal Courage Author:Tom Robbins
“It seems to me to be true that heavens are placed in the sky because it is the unreachable. The unreachable and therefore the unknowable always seems divine--hence, religion. People need religion because the great masses fear life and its consequences. Its responsibilities weigh heavy. Feeling a weakness in the face of great forces, men seek an alliance with omnipotence to bolster up their feeling of weakness, even though the omnipotence they rely upon is a creature of their own minds. It gives them a feeling of security.” PeopleMenNeedsGivingMindFeelingsSeemsFacesForceHeavenResponsibilitySkySecurityDivineCreaturesMassWeaknessConsequenceHeavyBeing TrueRelyAlliancesOmnipotenceRely UponUnreachable Author:Zora Neale Hurston
“I suspect it was...the old story of the implacable necessity of a man having honour within his own natural spirit. A man cannot live and temper his mettle without such honour. There is deep in him a sense of the heroic quest; and our modern way of life, with its emphasis on security, its distrust of the unknown and its elevation of abstract collective values has repressed the heroic impulse to a degree that may produce the most dangerous consequences.” MenWayMayStoriesSpiritValuesNaturalModernSecurityDangerousProduceHeroDegreesConsequenceImpulseAbstractCollectivesSuspectsHonourTemperHeroicQuestsEmphasisDistrustRepressedElevationMettle Author:Laurens van der Post