Defending Quotes

305 Defending quotes by 265 unique authors

As an organized political group, the Communists have done nothing to damage our society a fraction as much as what their enemies have done in… — Murray Kempton
I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn't get into many fights when I was… — Jo Nesbo
The poor Americans are so busy defending the rights of Hindus in Pakistan, Moslems in India, Jews in Palestine, Koreans in Japan, Italians in Yugoslavia… — George Mikes
They've (Israel) lost the battle for public opinion. They claim it's because American Jews know too little.. I claim it's because they know too much… — Norman Finkelstein
I don't think San Francisco needs defending. I never meet anyone who doesn't love the place, Americans or others. — Doris Lessing
I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up… — Elia Kazan
The world is undoubtedly a safer, freer place because Thatcher - like Reagan - refused to back down when it came to defending freedom. — Bob Barr
Organizations like the ACLU fought and won the good fight back in the 1960's, but it's clear that nowadays they've run out of useful things… — Craig Reucassel
I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody's civil rights and denies anybody their… — Alan Autry
With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names. — Edward Dmytryk
The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest possible… — Giulio Douhet
The Europeans must now honor their commitments. That is the position that France is defending. — Francois Fillon
Never is liberty more easily lost than when we think we are defending it. — Ben Chifley
Money has, as we know, no value in itself. It is a convenient yardstick for a large number of material values. But the health and… — Karl Evang
Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost. — Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs… — Lee H. Hamilton
But I am just as appalled that my experience, knowledge, dedication and service relative to defending the United States against biological warfare has been turned… — Steven Hatfill
The truth is far from you, so you know you got to lie. Then you're all the time defending what you can never justify. — Bob Dylan
The (Supreme Court) ruling that anyone who's arrested -- even accidentally -- can be strip-searched was decided five to four, with the votes for the… — Jon Stewart
Self-defense is not just a set of techniques; it’s a state of mind, and it begins with the belief that you are worth defending. — Rorion Gracie
The man who is meek is not even sensitive about himself. He is not always watching himself and his own interests. He is not always… — Martyn
John F. Kennedy:] Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring down an adversary to the choice… — Elie Abel
Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strictly confining themselves to their own legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its… — Thomas B. Macaulay
I love agitation and investigation and glory in defending unpopular truth against popular error. — James A. Garfield
All of us have schnozzles... if not in our faces, then in our character, minds or habits. When we admit our schnozzles, instead of defending… — Jimmy Durante

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