Quotes About Defense

Peace through Defense—Millions for Arms but Not One Cent for Tribute

a great nation must go on arming itself more and more, not for conquest—not for jealousy—not for war—but for peace!

Because the thing about letting people into your heart is, you can just push them out again. Easy.

One must see how no attack is so feared as that of laughter... because more than any other this attack isolates the one attacked.

I'll hit anyone who's seriously threatening my life... that's what happened, and that's what sent me to prison.

There are days we all live with defensive thoughts in our mind. Without losing these thoughts we can't totally be ourselves, and enjoy life's freedom of the heart.

It's amazing the damage we do to ourselves and others when all we're trying to do is protect ourselves from being hurt.

The walls that we build for self-protection become the walls of self-imprisonment later!!!!

The voices in my head does not likes attitude of some people. I know how to defend myself, but I do not want to hurt their feelings for ease my pain.

without serious reforms of its public sector America will turn into "an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army,"11 with all the money going to entitlements and defense and none left for education or anything else.

What boots it at one gate to make defense,And at another to let in the foe?

If God, in his sovereign pleasure, had so appointed, you might have been as he is now; and he, instead of you, might have been set for the defense of the gospel. You were both equally blind by nature. If you attend to this, you will not reproach or hate him, because the Lord has been pleased to open your eyes, and not his.

How many are there here who would die for this city? How many who would defend to the death its perimeters? How many who would submit to torture on its behalf?

We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.

As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.

there at that point in time, we read a shocking prophecy. No nation, Ezekiel tells us, will come to Israel's defense. None. . . thereby proving for the umpteenth time that Israel should not lean on man and man's promises, only on God and His promises.

The US government will apparently betray Israel, breaking its written Camp David military defense agreement and will be destroyed because of it. So, will America, likewise, deserve what it will get?

Name the nations of the world that have military defense agreements with Israel, under which the nation promises to come to Israel's assistance, "on an urgent basis," if Israel is attacked militarily. That's right, just one nation. The United States of America. Neither ancient Babylon, nor today's Iraq, in which ancient Babylon is located, did or would come to Israel's defense if attacked.

What we do have reason to believe, though, is that Israel's only earthly defender will abandon her, that it will betray Israel and that it will NOT come to Israel's defense in the face of this mighty invading army.

The firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war.

Peace through superior firepower.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

To prevent the weaker members of the community from being preyed upon by innumerable vultures, it was needful that there should be an animal of prey stronger than the rest, commissioned to keep them down. But as the king of vultures would be no less bent upon preying upon the flock than any of the minor harpies, it was indispensable to be in a perpetual attitude of defense against his beak and claws.

When we're talking about technology that involves weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, there has to be an element of preemption.