To be ignorant and simple now-not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground-would be to throw down our weapons and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.
When the Goths are at the gates, forming study groups and praying for deliverance is not effective defense.
Be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.
In Defense of the World Order. . . U. S. soldiers would have to kill and die.
My anti-authoritarian instincts let me directly to criminal defense work.
My only defense is the acquisition of vocabulary.
Consistency is the defense of a small mind
What is the only provocation that could bring about the use of nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. What is the priority target for nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. What is the only established defense against nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. How do we prevent the use of nuclear weapons? By threatening to use nuclear weapons. And we can't get rid of nuclear weapons, because of nuclear weapons. The intransigence, it seems, is a function of the weapons themselves.
The United States is imposing sanctions on individuals and companies working to advance Iran's ballistic missile program, and we are going to remain vigilant about it. We're not going to waver in the defense of our security or that of our allies and partners.
I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U. S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
We cannot allow the defense of American lives to be held hostage by the United Nations -- which has already given Saddam Hussein a final warning, and now wants to give him another final warning. And, if he doesn't heed that, they will threaten him with yet another warning.
There is no defense against a perfect pass. I can throw the perfect pass.
Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.
Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.
Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves.
Defense is superior to opulence.
The core of our defense is the faith we have in the institutions we defend.
When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.
I introduced bill saying we need more security, we need more scrutiny. Once again, Marco [Rubio] opposed this. So Marco can't have it both ways. He thinks he wants to be this, "Oh, I'm great and strong on national defense. " But he's the weakest of all the candidates on immigration. He is the one for an open border that is leaving us defenseless.