Quotes with defend

  • I believe that it is my job not only to write books but to have them published. A book is like a child. You have to defend the life of a child.
  • Thank God we're going to try to continue and effectively defend our frontiers with the Border Patrol, with the Customs Department, with the Coast Guard, with the Armed Forces.
  • Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
  • Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.
  • I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general.
  • If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.
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  • Voltaire I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Dwight L. Moody There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself.
    Dwight L. Moody
    American evangelist (1837 - 1899)
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  • Bruce Jackson All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though with far less justification.
    Bruce Jackson
    American folklorist, documentary filmmaker and writer (1936 - )
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  • Sun Tzu Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
    Sun Tzu
    Chinese general and strategist (544 - 496)
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  • Voltaire May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Edward Abbey A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
    Edward Abbey
    American author and essayist (1927 - 1989)
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  • Bob Geldof Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to accept, because of their political ideology, that he has actually done more than any American President for Africa. But it's empirically so.
    Bob Geldof
    Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist (1951 - )
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  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Bill Flores America's history is exemplified in the efforts of the men and women who died for our country. The one thing that they all have in common is their selfless love for our nation and their courage to stand up to protect and defend it. They raised their gaze in the face of conflict, believed in what America could be, and pushed forward.
    Bill Flores
    American businessman and politician (1954 - )
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  • Bart Starr Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.
    Bart Starr
    American football quarterback and coach (1934 - )
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  • Malcolm X Anytime you tell a man to turn the other cheek or to be nonviolent in the face of a violent enemy, you're making that man defenseless. You're robbing him of his God-given right to defend himself.
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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  • W. H. Auden As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend one's language against corruption. When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear and this leads to violence.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • Bob Ainsworth As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas.
    Bob Ainsworth
    British Labour Party politician (1952 - )
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  • Brin-Jonathan Butler Boxing distills and illuminates the essence of an athlete. There's nowhere to hide. Boxers live and perform at the extremes. They provide us with answers about a given contest, but more important, they ask us fundamental questions about human narratives. What does this person really stand for? How far will he go to defend it?
    Brin-Jonathan Butler
    American journalist and filmmaker
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  • Malcolm X Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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  • Bryant H. McGill Don't make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Every absurdity has a champion to defend it; for error is always talkative.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Boris Spassky For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control.
    Boris Spassky
    Russian chess grandmaster (1937 - )
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  • Arthur Hays Sulzberger For if the Germans do not help defend the West, American and Canadian troops must cross the seas to do the job, and I venture to believe that the troops - if not the statesmen - regard this as an interference at least in their own domestic affairs.
    Arthur Hays Sulzberger
    American newspaper publisher (1891 - 1968)
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  • Pericles Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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