Defended Quotes

180 Defended quotes by 162 unique authors

Anyone who thinks that the Communist regimes of Central Europe are exclusively the work of criminals is overlooking a basic truth: The criminal regimes were… — Milan Kundera
Food and fire, protection and companionship, were some of the things he received from the god. In return, he guarded the god's property, defended his… — Jack London
There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God... These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God… — Yann Martel
Gazzy, man, jeezum!" Fang exclaimed. "What the heck have you been eating for God's sake?" That was a smoke bomb!" Gazzy defended himself. "Not even… — James Patterson
I thought of the wilderness we had left behind us, open to sea and sky, joyous in its plenitude and simplicity, perfect yet vulnerable, unaware… — Edward Abbey
There are two Mustafa Kemals. One the flesh-and-blood Mustafa Kemal who now stands before you and who will pass away. The other is you, all… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
I never defended myself. Not once. I never said, "Excuse me? What gives you the right to insult and demean me?" I let them steal… — Julie Anne Peters
From the Crusades, to the Inquisition, to American politics--the name of Jesus had been hijacked as an ally in all kinds of power struggles. Since… — Dan Brown
The day will bring hope for me," said Aragorn. "Is it not said that no foe has ever taken the Hornburg, if men defended it?"… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. — Frederic Bastiat
I tried not to think about my life. I did not have any good solid plans for it long-term - no bad plans either, no… — Lorrie Moore
The gospel is like a caged lion,' said the great baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon. 'It does not need to be defended, it simply needs to… — Nancy Pearcey
We forget that, although each of the liberties which have been won must be defended with utmost vigour, the problem of freedom is not only… — Erich Fromm
Life was neither something you defended by hiding nor surrendered calmly on other people's terms, but something you lived bravely, out in the open, and… — Edwidge Danticat
...history has shown that the most terrible crimes against love have been committed in the name of fanatically defended doctrines. — Paul Tillich
All life's battles teach us something, even those we lose. When you grow up, you'll discover that you have defended lies, deceived yourself, or suffered… — Paulo Coelho
All values must be won by contest, and after they have been won, they must be defended. — Jim Rohn
Democracy cannot be forced upon a society, neither is it a gift that can be held forever. It has to be struggled hard for and… — Unknown Author
Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought… — Ronald Reagan
It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what their rights are… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali
[Patriotism] ...is a word which always commemorates a robbery. There isn't a foot of land in the world which doesn't represent the ousting and re-ousting… — Mark Twain
Sacredness of human life! The world has never believed it! It has been with life that we settled our quarrels, won wives, gold and land,… — Ida Tarbell
Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all different kinds. And Russia was not defended against… — Ian Frazier
Reviewing the record of American intervention in Indochina in the Pentagon Papers, one cannot fail to be struck by the continuity of basic assumptions from… — Noam Chomsky
Historically, professors have defended tenure as a way to protect their individualistic thought. But tenure can also be used as a club to wield against… — Ben Shapiro

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