Defence Quotes
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.
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Every established fact which is too bad to admit of any other defence is always presented to us as an injunction of religion.
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The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on a stronger foundation, than the terror of destruction.
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The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.
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The army will hear nothing of politics from me and in return I expect to hear nothing of politics from the army.
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A stronger E.U. of defence makes NATO stronger.
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Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.
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You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.
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Their defense is tough. We know it's going to be stacked against us, but at least we have the opportunity and the chance.
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GUIL: A scientific approach to the examination of phenomena is a defence against the pure emotion of fear
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Doesn't every band sort of appropriate their influences into what they do? I guess that would be my defence: if you're making something, you kinda can't help being a conduit for other things.
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I guess that's my defence, is like - even if people think it sucks - it's not me anymore, you know.
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I don't think they packed it in. I just thought we played great defense. I thought we moved the ball incredibly well and got open shot after open shot.
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There is no such way to gain admittance, or give defence to strange and absurd Doctrines, as to guard them round about with Legions of obscure, doubtful, and undefin'd Words.
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Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence.
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Untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity.
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Nonviolent defence presupposes recklessness about one's life and property.
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If I'm jetlagging, and I've missed some meals, and it gets to that point in a movie that you're supposed to cry, I'll let my defences down from around my inherent standing level of cynicism, and I'll cry.
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Strength lies not in defence but in attack.
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When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.
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No one has the right to detract the attention of the nation from the defence of the country.
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The consequence is that every man comes to know himself solely in terms of his power for defence and attack.
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Nothing 'gainst Times scythe can make defence.
