#fend

Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who should take an apologetic tone in defending it, or present its claims in a merely negative way, by exposing the evils and perils of the socialistic plan. ↗

— John Bates Clark

#claims #defending #dull #evils #exposing

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#ceases #exist #expression #freedom of expression #offend

I tend to show everything I do to my family, to check they won't be offended. ↗

— David Sedaris

#everything #family #i #i do #offended

Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called. ↗

— Bill Shuster

#america #called #defend #duty #our

We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody. ↗

— Bill Haley

#because #care #lot #lyrics #offend

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#barbarism #be prepared #civilization #defend #force

I believe that it is my job not only to write books but to have them published. A book is like a child. You have to defend the life of a child. ↗

— George Konrad

#book #books #child #defend #i

Men have always need of god! A god to defend them against other men. ↗

— Francis Picabia

#always #defend #god #men #need

Today the family is being attacked and defended with equal vehemence. ↗

— Mark Poster

#being #defended #equal #family #today

Sometimes when you get older—and I'm not talking about you, I'm talking generally, because everyone ages differently—things you think on and wish on start to seem real. And then you believe them, and before you know it they're a part of your history, and if someone challenges you on them and says they're not true—why, then you get offended. ↗

— Sara Gruen

#belief #challenge #history #life #offended