Defense Quotes

1240 Defense quotes by 905 unique authors

Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense. — Carl von Clausewitz
Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead white… — James Taranto
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth disputed whether John Kerry deserved some of his five medals. A large part of Kerry's defense was an appeal… — James Taranto
A society whose moral ideas, inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral. In any conflict the boundaries… — Randy Wayne White
But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national… — Don Nickles
I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off ramps… — Barack Obama
The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues. — George W. Bush
"For 46 years, we were engaged in a worldwide battle against communism". "During that time, there were countless heroes, who served in our nation's Armed… — Mary Landrieu
The anti-tax-cut, soft-on-defense, big-spending Democrats will take the Democratic Party to the edge and maybe over. — Joe Lieberman
One omen is best, to fight in defense of one's country. — Homer
If the court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, is that a 'liberal' result enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is… — Jeff Greenfield
The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die. When a man is fully ready to die,… — Mahatma Gandhi
Education must have two foundations --morality as a support for virtue, prudence as a defense for self against the vices of others. By letting the… — Nicolas Chamfort
Vitamin C is a very effective immune booster and probably the safest first line of defense for infection. — Lendon Smith
Everything speeds up and it's blurry for a minute. But you've got to have a little patience sometimes to just find a soft spot. There's… — LaDainian Tomlinson
I know we'll lead the league in defense. — Rex Ryan
Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail. — John F. Kennedy
How often, being moved under a false cause, if the person offending makes a good defense and presents us with a just excuse, are we… — Michel de Montaigne
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.… — John Dewey
The offense sells tickets and the defense wins the games. — Lindsey Nelson
The price of eternal vigilance is indifference. — Marshall McLuhan
The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense. — Ida B. Wells
It is not widely known that, ever since the end of the Korean War, the United States has spent essentially the same amount of money… — James Fallows
The core of our defense is the faith we have in the institutions we defend. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but… — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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