#defense

When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11. ↗

— Ed Gillespie

#away #democratic #field #foreign #foreign policy

Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#deceit #defenselessness #double-standards #falsehood #hypocrisy

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#defend #defense #does #general #hence

If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#because #country #defense #essential #here

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members. ↗

— Peter Brimelow

#bosses #defense #group #interest #interests

I only direct in self-defense. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#i #only #self-defense

Big league defense is going to get outs most times. ↗

— Barry Zito

#defense #get #going #league #most

The nation's obligation to her defenders is as old as that defense itself. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#defense #her #itself #nation #obligation

People use irony as a defense mechanism. ↗

— David Byrne

#defense mechanism #irony #mechanism #people #use

Over the course of two years, we arrived at a point where we began to look at the value added by making information more easily accessible across the intelligence community, both defense and national. ↗

— Stephen Cambone

#across #added #arrived #began #both