I just hope we can find our way back to engaging with one another, arguing strongly with one another, and then going down and having a root beer together or something and - and having a good laugh about it as we work together for the best interests of the next generation of Americans who are going to inherit this country.
James MattisYou are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.
James MattisThere are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don't think you do. It's just business.
James MattisDemonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" than a U.S. Marine.
James MattisNo war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.
James MattisI would consider the principal threats to start with Russia. And it would certainly include any nations that are looking to intimidate nations around their periphery, regional nations nearby them, whether it be with weapons of mass destruction or I would call it unusual, unorthodox means of intimidating them.
James Mattis