"Self-defence is Nature's eldest law." — John Dryden

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• The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves. — Michael Badnarik
• When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in… — Gerry Adams
• The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it… — Benazir Bhutto
• A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few… — Daniel Boone
• I don't know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to their work… — Russell Brand
• We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more… — David Cameron
• Sadness is also a kind of defence. — Ivo Andric
• I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves… — Maya Angelou
• All that remains to the mother in modern consumer society is the role of scapegoat; psychoanalysis uses huge amounts of… — Germaine Greer
• When you authorised Congress to borrow money, and to contract debts, for carrying on the late war, you could not… — Unknown Author
• A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause… — John Foxe
• I felt very bad and could not sleep until 1am. Maybe he could coach me defence. — Tamim Iqbal

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