Capital and counsel for national security

A different kind of national security firm.

On peace and strength

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

George Washington, First Annual Message, 1790

Peace is the end sought for by war.

Augustine of Hippo, The City of God, XIX.12

Covenants, without the sword, are but words.

Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651

Only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961