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Quotes About Defense

When court resumed, Clark told the judge Richard had changed his mind and was now thinking about putting on a "limited defense," but he wanted to speak with Dr. Dimitrius. Reluctantly, Tynan agreed to give the defense until morning to decide what direction they were going to take.
~ Philip Carlo
On the day of sentencing, the defense announced they would not be putting any witnesses on the stand on the defendant's behalf, calling it "a tactical decision." Richard would not be taking the stand, either.
~ Philip Carlo
On the day of sentencing, the defense announced they would not be putting any witnesses on the stand on the defendant's behalf, calling it "a tactical decision." Richard would not be taking the stand, either. Tynan asked Richard if he was waiving his right to put on a defense and to speak on his behalf. Ramirez said yes.
~ Philip Carlo
They saw their injured country's woe; The flaming town, the wasted field; Then rushed to meet the insulting foe; They took the spear, - but left the shield.
~ Philip Freneau
it seems to me that the merit of any belief can be judged by the lengths people go to defend it. Poor, incomprehensible beliefs demand rigorous support. Defying reason and experience, they require the muscle of state and religion to maintain. Conversely, when a belief is so observably and obviously true, when it resonates with our experience, when it transcends cultures and eras, it requires no defense.
~ Philip Gulley
There are so many ways of escaping from that which one fears, and not the least of these is hatred.
~ Philip Kerr
Masgard drew his sword and swished it to and fro, practising flashy fencing moves as he advanced on her. When he was a few feet away Hester lunged forward and jabbed her blade at his shoulder. She didn't think she'd done much damage, but Masgard dropped his sword and put his hands to the wound and slithered in the snow and fell over.
~ Philip Reeve
Crime does pay, only not for the criminals. You're probably wondering how I can afford these palatial digs. Well, I'll let you in on the secret. About fifteen years ago, the state decided to contract out indigent defense and I was firstest with the mostest.
~ Phillip Margolin
That made me remember why I got into this business in the first place-to protect people who couldn't protect themselves.
~ Phillip Margolin
Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.
~ Pierre Corneille
The other thing was that when I was at the University of Miami, we ran a pro-style offense and defense. I started each year by going to a pro training camp, I visited with various pro coaches, and I did this for five years.
~ Jimmy Johnson
We've had Vice President Pence visiting Tallinn, where he met not only with me but also with my other Baltic colleagues - Lithuanian President Ms. Grybauskaite and Latvian President Mr. Vejonis. And, of course, Vice President Pence has been very clear that NATO acts as a whole. Attack against one is attack against all.
~ Kersti Kaljulaid
The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.
~ Jane D. Hull
I will protect and defend France's vital interests. I will protect and defend Europe.
~ Emmanuel Macron
I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.
~ Chuck Schumer
The body's immune system is like any other system of the body. Each of them have their vital function for the human host.
~ Anthony Fauci
In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.
~ Terry Eagleton
Since the littoral combat ship plays a vital role, we want to make sure we're buying the correct version.
~ Rodney Frelinghuysen
Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to combat support, to direct combat, that we could not go to war as a nation - we could not defend America - without our women.
~ Tammy Duckworth
We need to fund our troops. We need to protect them. We need to increase homeland security. These are vital national security interest we need to fund.
~ Kirstjen Nielsen
Both when you defend and when you attack it needs to be about possession and positioning is vital.
~ Marcos Alonso
We need a clear plan to put radical Islamic terrorism out of vogue, and it should be eliminated at its roots. American SOF are part of the puzzle, but they do not, by themselves, complete the picture.
~ Brandon Webb
You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean. So what plants have - while we have consciousness, toolmaking, language, they have biochemistry.
~ Michael Pollan
When I slept it was literally in the midst of an arsenal. If I heard dogs bark more fiercely than usual, or the feet of horses in a greater volume of sound than usual, I stood to arms.
~ Frank James