Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.
John Adams
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.
Gloria Steinem
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.
Abraham Lincoln
Defense is superior to opulence.
Adam Smith
Defense is the stronger form with the negative object, and attack the weaker form with the positive object.
Ernest Hemingway
A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.
American Proverb
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement.
Christopher Bond
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
Alice Miller
When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply.
Charles Caleb Colton
Rumors are seen as crimes committed by third parties. They are perfect crimes and leave not the slightest trace and require no weapons whatsoever--the defense is left without a leg to stand on.
JEAN-NOEL KAPFERER
Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons- but they're not out there.
Matthew Fox
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings
Alice Duer Miller
In any conflict, your fate will depend on your action. Do not destroy oil wells, a source of wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people. Do not obey any command to use weapons of mass destruction against anyone, including the Iraqi people. War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, "I was just following orders."
George Walker Bush