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Quotes About Defense

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.
~ Gene Tunney
Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
~ Oliver Goldsmith
So I'd rather have a defense that's successful where everyone's comfortable in their positions.
~ Michael Strahan
The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure.
~ Albert Einstein
The individual must not merely wait and criticize, he must defend the cause the best he can. The fate of the world will be such as the world deserves.
~ Albert Einstein
I didn't kill that man and if you say I did I'll deny everything.
~ Albert Einstein
To arm is to give one's voice and make one's preparations, not for peace but for war.
~ Albert Einstein
El ignorante ataca con la boca. El sabio se defiende con el silencio.
~ Alberto Einstein
Majestad, yo no reflexiono; siento. Viéndome atacada, rechazo el ataque por instinto; nada más.
~ Alejandro Dumas
The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of the assassin.
~ Alexander Cockburn
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
~ Alexander Hamilton
All suspects should be given the chance to telephone their lawyers or their mothers, and it would not be surprising if they chose to call their mothers. After all, your mother is fall more likely to believe in your innocence than your lawyer.
~ Alexander McCall Smith
I'd rather have ten soldiers to guard than a single scholar.
~ Alexandre Dumas
There are no creatures that walk the earth, not even those animals we have labelled cowards, which will not show courage when required to defend themselves.
~ Alexandre Dumas
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~ Donald Rayfield
When the body is viewed as an apparatus for carrying the head around, we leave ourselves prone to the tyranny of our intellect and the justification and defense of the rational mind.
~ Donna Farhi
[Skin is] the first line of defense for the body. … Our building skins should be more similar to human skin.
~ Doris Kim Sung
Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.
~ Doug Collins
The great martial artist Bruce Lee had once commented, "If someone comes at you with a sword, run if you can. Kung Fu doesn't always work." In
~ Douglas E. Richards
while the likelihood of cultural erosion remains irresistible the options for cultural defence continue to be unacceptable.
~ Douglas Murray
A superhero defends what is just; a villain defends what is theirs.
~ Drew Hayes
Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can complel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
~ Dwight D Eisenhower
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
We fought to hide our fear, to maintain our positions as predators rather than victims. In reality, we were all victims.
~ Dwight E. Abbott