#defense

As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists. ↗

— Tim Conway

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A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense. ↗

— Vince Flynn

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The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

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The President has launched a very agressive campaign of self-defense, with the goal of getting Americans to buy into his vision of America on the world stage. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

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In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#away #been #got #gun #had

Our foreign policy needs to support our energy, economic, defense and domestic policies. It all falls within the arch of national interest. There will be windows of opportunity, but they will open and close quickly. ↗

— Chuck Hagel

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I was able to promote a strong defense budget when it could have been cut a lot more severely. ↗

— Vicky Hartzler

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Eighty percent of the problems that beset unification immediately disappeared when the President signed the bill increasing the authority and the responsibility of the Secretary of Defense. ↗

— Louis A. Johnson

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When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States and Europe have parted ways. ↗

— Robert Kagan

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