#defending

Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would you like it if I took your bow and said I cared too much about you to let you fight? ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#fighting #love #pain #family

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. ↗

— Doc Hastings

#america #changed #cherished #day #defending

They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date. ↗

— John Hume

#believed #britain #date #defending #had

And Oliver North was really a good soldier, up to the last moment, shoving memos into the shredder and defending the policy to the end. ↗

— Bobby Ray Inman

#end #good #good soldier #into #last

As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room. ↗

— Scott McClellan

#briefing #countless #defending #hours #house

The American flag, Old Glory, standing tall and flying free over American soil for 228 years is the symbol of our beloved country. It is recognized from near and afar, and many lives have been lost defending it. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#american #american flag #been #beloved #beloved country

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#battle #cause #consequences #defeat #defending

Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage? ↗

— Rick Santorum

#homeland #homeland security #marriage #security #standing

What I am defending is the real rights of women. A woman should have the right to be in the home as a wife and mother. ↗

— Phyllis Schlafly

#defending #home #i #i am #mother

I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am. ↗

— Dana Plato

#character #defending #i #i am #i am what i am