Defence Quote by John Dryden

Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.

— John Dryden

Self defense is a primary law of nature, which no subsequent law of society can abolish; the immediate gift of the Creator, obliges everyone…

— Elbridge Gerry

[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws…

— William Blackstone

Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.

— William Barclay

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

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

— Samuel Butler

“If it is legitimate to kill in self-defence then it must be equally legitimate to steal in self-defence”

— Agona Apell

That's all about the natural order of things, the idea of nature protecting children but also children protecting nature.

— Hugh Jackman

By nature's law, man is at peace with man till some aggression is committed, which, by the same law, authorizes one to destroy another…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Self-defense is an act that implies you have something valuable to defend. After the instinct, you begin to wonder. What, specifically, was I aiming…

— Emily Arsenault

Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.

— Cobie Smulders

As we have seen, the first public expression of disenchantment with nonviolence arose around the question of 'self-defense.' In a sense this is a…

— Martin Luther King, Jr