The government took a decision to implement 'One Rank, One Pension' for defence personnel in 2015 and promised to pay arrears in… — Nirmala Sitharaman Copy Share Image
I started off as a right-winger, but my coaches pushed me further and further back. So much so that I ended up… — Thiago Silva Copy Share Image
We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our… — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
If the Royal Navy and wider defence is to deliver on the ambitions of our country, we must tackle the inadequate funding… — Penny Mordaunt Copy Share Image
I expect we shall be told, that the Militia of the country is its natural bulwark, and would be at all times… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The world is threatened by terrorism and violent extremism like never before. The rule of law is one of our chief defences… — Peter MacKay Copy Share Image
Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
[John] Adams said his objective in writing his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States and his Davila essays was to… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
For truth is strong next to the Almighty. She needs no policies or stratagems or licensings to make her victorious. These are… — John Milton Copy Share Image
The arguments over the limits that may be put on individuals suspected of sympathising with the enemy have occurred over the centuries.… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
We are not pursuing research to develop ABM space systems. There are studies to improve systems of warning against a missile attack,… — Sergey Akhromeyev Copy Share Image
We have sown a seed... Instead of a half-formed Europe, we have a Europe with a legal entity, with a single currency,… — Valery Giscard d'Estaing Copy Share Image
Differentiating from parental introjects and psychological defences based on the emotional pain of childhood is essential not only for neurotic or seriously… — Lisa Firestone Copy Share Image
It is now up to us to see that we embark on the next stage leading to political unity, which I think… — Jacques Santer Copy Share Image
A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist.… — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
The commonplace needs no defence,Dullness is in the critic's eyes,Without a licence life evolvesFrom some dim phase its own surprise;Under these yellow-twinkling… — William Plomer Copy Share Image
I had started by imitating a parrot, which is unusual, in that a parrot is supposed to imitate you. By taking the… — Peter Ustinov Copy Share Image
One of the goals of philosophy is wage theoretical battle. That is why we can say that every thesis is always, by… — Louis Althusser Copy Share Image
We Canadians need to go beyond what any previous government has done in terms of our diplomatic network, our support for companies… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
I think the FA wished I was white. I had the credibility, performance-wise, to be captain. I was consistently in the heart… — Sol Campbell Copy Share Image
A world without nuclear weapons may be a dream but you cannot base a sure defence on dreams. Without far greater trust… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The key is developing your game in both directions: in the build-up, joining the attack at the right moment and also in… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
For more than 60 years, the United States has stood by our allies and partners in the Asia Pacific. That includes our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
President Bush cruelly manipulated the grief of the American people - and the sympathy of the rest of the world - to… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I… — Casey Stoner Copy Share Image
“DENIAL Defense mechanism in which the existence of unpleasant realities is disavowed; refers to keeping out of conscious awareness any aspects of… — Benjamin Sadock Copy Share Image
It is of major importance for the future of our country that through his defence and the fact he died without being… — Ivica Dacic Copy Share Image
I think it's all machismo - 'Come on, you've got to guard your guy, man. If you can't guard your guy, then… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
You've got to want to play defence. Nobody really wants to play defence. It's boring. It sucks. You don't get the flashiness,… — Marcus Smart Copy Share Image
Alfredo Di Stéfano was the greatest footballer of all time - far better even than Pelé. He was, simultaneously, the anchor in… — Helenio Herrera Copy Share Image
“Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vulnerabilities… — A.J. Darkholme Copy Share Image
I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you.… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Within NATO, our Defence Capabilities Initiative has identified the essential capabilities all Allies must have for modern operations, and Allies are working… — Lord Robertson Copy Share Image
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