Defence Quotes

240 quotes by 219 authors

The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves. — Michael Badnarik
When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and… — Gerry Adams
The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time… — Benazir Bhutto
A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful… — Daniel Boone
I don't know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to their work or actions, but it feels… — Russell Brand
We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sensibility than… — David Cameron
Sadness is also a kind of defence. — Ivo Andric
I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready… — Maya Angelou
All that remains to the mother in modern consumer society is the role of scapegoat; psychoanalysis uses huge amounts of money and time to persuade… — Germaine Greer
When you authorised Congress to borrow money, and to contract debts, for carrying on the late war, you could not intend to abridge them of… — David Ramsey
A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater… — John Foxe
I felt very bad and could not sleep until 1am. Maybe he could coach me defence. — Tamim Iqbal
I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar from… — Sam Manekshaw
Truth telling is not compatible with the defence of the realm. — George Bernard Shaw
All knives and forks were working away at a rate that was quite alarming; very few words were spoken; and everybody seemed to eat his… — Charles Dickens
I had the evidence that a crash did happen here....Give this information to the young people of the world and this country....They want it. Give… — Philip J. Corso
If you play good attack, you win the game, but, if you play good defence you win championships — Zeljko Obradovic
This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage… — Anne McLellan
You know what's the most terrifying thing about admitting that you're in love? You're just naked. You put yourself in harm's way and you lay… — Mary Doria Russell
So great are the psychological restistances to war in modern nations, that every war must appear to be a war of defence against a menacing,… — Harold Lasswell

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