The first duty of any Government is to safeguard its people against external aggression. To guarantee the survival of our way of life.
Defense Quotes
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation his defense.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.
Nations live or die by the way they respond to the particular challenges they face. Those challenges may be internal or external; they may be faced by a nation alone or in concert with other nations; they may come gradually or suddenly. There is no immutable law of nature that says only the unjust will […]
Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Tolerance in the face of tyranny is no virtue.
In cases of defense ’tis best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems. So the proportions of defense are filled; Which of a weak and niggardly projection Doth, like a miser, spoil his coat with scanting A little cloth. (Henry V)
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
I am for relying on internal defense on our militia solely, till actual invasion. . . and not for a standing army in times of peace, which may overawe the public sentiment.
Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
