Defence Quotes

240 Defence quotes by 204 unique authors

God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defence. — Edward Everett
I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do… — Stephen Harper
In both word and deed, one of the greatest idlers of all time was John Lennon. In his songs we see repeated defences of simply… — Tom Hodgkinson
Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes. — Imelda Marcos
I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the… — Thabo Mbeki
Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the… — Rafael Nadal
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender… — Thomas Paine
A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and incapacitates psychopaths, bullies… — Steven Pinker
Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops. — Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure… — Ariel Sharon
Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me. — Brooke Shields
Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. — Susan Sontag
Those who deny the right of a jury to protect an individual in resisting an unjust law of the government, deny him all defence whatsoever… — Lysander Spooner
We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult for our defences… — David Suzuki
We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear,… — Robert Toombs
But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care. — Benjamin Tucker
Defence is our best attack. — Jay Weatherill
We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life. — Jay Weatherill
The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must… — Simon Wiesenthal
The modern believer is not suspicious enough, which is perhaps why, when they try to construct arguments in their defence, the convictions are left doing… — Julian Baggini
Going to religious places gives me clarity. When I am sitting there, I am in a state of gratitude with my defence mechanism down and… — Arjun Rampal
Perceive ye not that we are worms, designed To form the angelic butterfly, that goes To judgment, leaving all defence behind? Why doth your mind… — Dante Alighieri
In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at… — Alexandre Dumas
Muster your wits; stand in your own defence... — William Shakespeare
The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to… — James Madison

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