National Security Organization/1979 - 1983

Famous quotes containing the words national, security and/or organization:

    “[Wellesley College] is about as meaningful to the educational process in America as a perfume factory is to the national economy.”
    —Nora Ephron (b. 1941)

    “The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.”
    —Abigail Adams (1744–1818)

    “I will never accept that I got a free ride. It wasn’t free at all. My ancestors were brought here against their will. They were made to work and help build the country. I worked in the cotton fields from the age of seven. I worked in the laundry for twenty- three years. I worked for the national organization for nine years. I just retired from city government after twelve-and-a- half years.”
    —Johnnie Tillmon (b. 1926)