#fend

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries. ↗

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#borders #countries #defend #dignity #human

To his doctrines I owe my great and glorious ambition for the sex to which I proudly belong and whose independence I shall defend until my dying day. ↗

— Rosa Bonheur

#belong #day #defend #doctrines #dying

It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend. ↗

— Kevin Eubanks

#black #defend #defense #hard #himself

Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed. ↗

— Hamid Karzai

#afghan #afghan people #afghanistan #allow #back

It is immoral from almost any point of view to refuse to defend yourself and others from very grave and terrible threats, even as there are limits to the means that can be used in such defense. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#any #defend #defense #even #grave

I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated a second time. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#exist #exterminated #i #israel #right

We must then build a proper relationship between the richest and the poorest countries based on our desire that they are able to fend for themselves with the investment that is necessary in their agriculture, so that Africa is not a net importer of food, but an exporter of food. ↗

— Gordon Brown

#africa #agriculture #based #between #build

One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me anymore and I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid. ↗

— Anna Faris

#anymore #because #comedy #feel #given

What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended Arab interests against the world. That, in the end, is more important than what they wear on their head. ↗

— James Buchan

#arab #both #defended #end #felt

Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views. ↗

— William F. Buckley, Jr.

#discover #give #hearing #liberals #offended