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title: "9 Adequate Defense Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-b-kellogg/adequate-defense-has-been-the-catchword-of-every-militarist-for/)

[Frank B. Kellogg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-b-kellogg/)

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> [We need an adequate defense, but every arms dollar we spend above adequacy has a long-term weakening effect upon the nation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/we-need-an-adequate-defense-but-every-arms-dollar-we-spend-above/)

[Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/)

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> [“It is the lord’s duty to his domain to provide adequate defense for his folk during a time of war or crisis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mancour/it-is-the-lord-s-duty-to-his-domain-to-provide-adequate-defense-for/)

[Terry Mancour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mancour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/terry-mancour-18695_responsibility_it-is-the-lord-s-duty-to-his-domain-to-p_2149783.jpg)

> [War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/smedley-butler/war-is-just-a-racket-i-believe-in-adequate-defense-at-the-coastline/)

[Smedley Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/smedley-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/smedley-butler-17291_adequate_war-is-just-a-racket-i-believe-in-adequa_2390786.png)

> [There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/percy-williams-bridgman/there-is-no-adequate-defense-except-stupidity-against-the-impact-of-a/)

[Percy Williams Bridgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/percy-williams-bridgman/)

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> [I think all of you know there is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wald/i-think-all-of-you-know-there-is-no-adequate-defense-against-massive/)

[George Wald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/george-wald-9544_adequate_i-think-all-of-you-know-there-is-no-adeq_508445.png)

> [Even a competent lawyer may not be able to mount an adequate defense against the state, with all its resources, if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-lewis/even-a-competent-lawyer-may-not-be-able-to-mount-an-adequate-defense/)

[Anthony Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/anthony-lewis-25023_able_even-a-competent-lawyer-may-not-be-able_1502888.jpg)

> [Experience assures us, that the efficacy of the provision has been greatly over-rated; and that some more adequate defense is indispensably necessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/experience-assures-us-that-the-efficacy-of-the-provision-has-been/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/james-madison-373_adequate_experience-assures-us-that-the-efficacy_807558.png)

> [I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/smedley-butler/i-believe-in-adequate-defense-at-the-coastline-and-nothing-else-if-a/)

[Smedley Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/smedley-butler/)

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