On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
To be free, we must be secure. That is my pledge to you if I am confirmed as Secretary of Defense.
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congress.govLeon Panetta: “To be free, we must be secure. That is my pledge to you if I am confirmed as Secretary of Defense.”
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Panetta asserts the importance of security for freedom in his confirmation statement.
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