Humor is just another defense against the universe.
Mel Brooks
For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.
Dante Alighieri
The best defense is a good offence
Proverb
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
Louisa May Alcott
Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.
William Barclay
The tree of liberty could not grow were it not watered with the blood of tyrants.
Bertrand Barere de Vieuzac
The first step in saving our liberty is to realize how much we have already lost, how we lost it, and how we will continue to lose it unless fundamental political changes occur.
James Bovard
Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
Oliver Goldsmith
What I need is a good defense 'Cause I'm feeling like a criminal And I need to be redeemed To the one I've sinned against Because he's all I ever knew of love.
Fiona Apple Maggart
Her countenance was like a newborn's, just taking everything in without filter or defense.
Vanna Bonta