#offensive

We ought to recognize that we have an offensive responsibility to take the war to the terrorists where they are. That responsibility has waned in the last year as military and intelligence resources were withdrawn from Afghanistan and Pakistan to be used in Iraq. ↗

— Bob Graham

#intelligence #iraq #last #last year #military

This country was founded on a core set of family values. These values should not be discouraged and blatantly undermined by the airing of offensive material on broadcast television and radio. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#blatantly #broadcast #core #country #discouraged

I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten. I find it offensive spending $2 million on a video. ↗

— Siouxsie Sioux

#anymore #bands #even #find #get

Towards four o'clock, the rebels felt strong enough to take the offensive. A brigade with a battery under Earle managed to strike the Federal right on the flank and rear and throw it into utter confusion, which spread rapidly along the whole front. Now came the disastrous end. ↗

— Henry Villard

#battery #brigade #came #clock #confusion

Let me assure you that my intent is not to offend or merely be provocative. I'm simply worried. ↗

— Sam Harris

#provocative #religion #worry #religion

If a couple of gay guys want to throw the gayest, most fabulous wedding of all time, the only way it should offend you is if you weren’t invited. ↗

— Orlando Winters

#lgbt #offensive #tolerance #gay

I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

#censor #find #government #i #i can

Our music has always been instant reactive and I guess taking our time to absorb things and say what you really want to say could be much more offensive than anything we've ever done. ↗

— Fred Durst

#always #anything #been #could #done

I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive. ↗

— Nora Ephron

#continually #controversial #difficulty #distinguishing #fascinated

In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862, it was determined by the Rebel government last summer to resume the offensive in that direction. ↗

— Edward Everett

#conformity #designs #determined #direction #disastrous