Defend Quotes

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The people who believe themselves to be on the left, and who defend the agents of Islam in the name of tolerance and culture, are… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing. People would be screaming at… — Jim Carrey
Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people, where are the… — Hugo Chavez
We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down incoming warheads, but we need… — Dick Cheney
Being called ugly and fat and disgusting to look at from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so… — Margaret Cho
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall… — Winston Churchill
It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I have to defend my husband. — Hillary Clinton
Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable… — John Abizaid
As a result, I've been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charged to defend. — Jack Abramoff
When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to you. You chose… — David Petraeus
In times of shrinking expectations,... everyone feels like a victim and pushes away outsiders to defend his own corner. — Oscar Handlin
What we really need, after all, is not to defend the Bible but to understand it. — Millar Burrows
Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession - their ignorance. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
Don't take anything personally. Even when a situation seems so personal, even if others insult you directly, it has nothing to do with you. Their… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Government: If you refuse to pay unjust taxes, your property will be confiscated. If you attempt to defend your property, you will be arrested. If… — Edward Abbey
Changes are inseparable from democracy. To defend democracy is to defend the possibility of change; in turn, changes alone can strengthen democracy. — Octavio Paz
God and nature have thrown all human fortunes into the midst of mankind; and they are thus attainable rather by rapine than by industry, by… — Niccolo Machiavelli
A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of… — Niccolo Machiavelli

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