Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. — Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon Copy Share Image
Truth telling is not compatible with the defence of the realm. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Nonviolent defence presupposes recklessness about one's life and property. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Raw in the fields the rude militia swarms, Mouth without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
A man who in the struggles of life has no home to retire to, in fact or in memory, is without life's… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
Untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity. — John Locke Copy Share Image
Britain and the United States are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence. — Theresa May Copy Share Image
When my brother came home from NDA (National Defence Academy), I felt, 'Wow, I should like to wear that uniform.' But I… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the… — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
I have always considered Saipan the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive...(it was) the naval and military heart and brain of the… — Holland Smith Copy Share Image
To kill, I grant, is sin's extremest gust; But, in defence, by mercy, 'tis most just. — William Shakespeare 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Our ultimate weapon is not our guns but our beliefs ... Ours are not Western values. They are the universal values of… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
“All scientific effort must now be concentrated in the area of defence (sic). We have learned our lesson. We, the most civilized… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
[I believe in] the throne...parliamentary institutions...private enterprise and individual opinion against the socialization of the state...equity in the distribution of public burdens… — Austen Chamberlain Copy Share Image
My wife is my first reader, my first line of defence I suppose. So she says, "Oh well, oh yes, it's all… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
By the laws of rectitude accused Persons, however atrocious their offences, are allowed to make their defence, and by a verdict of… — Judith Sargent Murray Copy Share Image
Massive, massive mentality. The mental strength, you've just got to have that because you get a lot of stick, as a goalkeeper… — David Seaman Copy Share Image
What I see now is that even with the Islamists, who have been portraying themselves as the alternative to corruption and dictatorship… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Most men are followers, and implicitly rely upon the judgment of others. They mistake solemnity for wisdom, and regard a grave countenance… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
We have to distrust each other. It is our only defence against betrayal — Tennessee Wellians Copy Share Image
What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
It is the duty of the Defence Ministry and the forces to keep India safe. — Nirmala Sitharaman Copy Share Image