Adapted Quote by J. E. B. Stuart

Attacking is better than defending.

— Pham Nhat Vuong

The best defence of the country is the fear of the fighter. If we are strong in fighters we should probably never be attacked…

— Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding

It is easier to brave and threaten, than to conquer an enemy.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy…

— Sun Tzu

We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.

— Francesco Guicciardini

If we want to defend the country, we have to defend against who's coming in.

— Ted Cruz

We will defend our victory through armed struggle. We will have to do that.

— Robert Mugabe

When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage.

— Wilhelm Steinitz

The object of defense is preservation; and since it is easier to hold ground than to take it, defense is easier than attack. But…

— Carl von Clausewitz

We need to defend against weaknesses within and enemies without, using the tools of civil society and hard power. We don't have to pick…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

To conquer by sheer force is becoming harder and harder every day. Defensive is getting continuously the advantage of offensive, as we progress in…

— Nikola Tesla

“The nature of strategy consists of always having, even with a weaker army, more forces at the point of attack or at the point…

— Napoleon Bonaparte