10/17/2003
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Nothing is more important than the national security of our country—nothing is more important—so nothing is more important than our defense budget."
"The price for freedom is high, but it's never too high, as far as I'm concerned."
"Men who have no respect for life must never be allowed to control the ultimate instruments of death."
"The discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2003 Budget would not be increased by these requests."