We need to make sure we’re making a distinction between violent felons who are in this country illegally and children who were brought here through no fault of their own, who have grown up here in America. Eric Greitens Read Quote
When you have law-abiding citizens who are actively ready to protect themselves and their family, that reduces crime. Eric Greitens Read Quote
Teach your children early not to pass the blame or make excuses, but to take responsibility for their actions. Eric Greitens Read Quote
Young men often seek tests and trials, and to me, BUD/S training – basic underwater demolition/SEAL – seemed like the ultimate test. Eric Greitens Read Quote
What matters is what you do. And this runs counter to what a lot of the culture teaches people about putting feelings first. By contrast, resilient people focus not on what they intend, but on what they achieve. Eric Greitens Read Quote
Before I became a SEAL, I’d done humanitarian work around the world – with refugee families in Bosnia, with unaccompanied children in Rwanda, with kids who lost limbs to land mines in Cambodia. Eric Greitens Read Quote
One of the great things about the SEAL teams in particular, and the American military in general, is the tremendous diversity of backgrounds and experience that people bring to their service. Eric Greitens Read Quote
The U.S. military may well be the best-integrated large institution on the planet. You have people from every corner of the country, every ethnic background, every walk of life, and we all come together to serve. Eric Greitens Read Quote
Right to work doesn’t eliminate unions. It makes them more responsible and accountable to their members on the front lines. Eric Greitens Read Quote
We have a culture of political corruption in Jefferson City. We have corrupt politicians, well-paid lobbyists and special-interest insiders taking the state in the wrong direction. Eric Greitens Read Quote
