#defense

I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism. ↗

— Andy Dick

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And, you see, we are living in a world in which all wars are wars of defense. ↗

— George Wald

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All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side. ↗

— George Wald

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The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen. ↗

— Lech Walesa

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This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity. ↗

— Lech Walesa

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Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. ↗

— John Wooden

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We need to have a strong defense focused on areas that are in the greatest vulnerability. I have been very concerned about America's 361 seaports as a point in which terrorist activities and materials could be brought into the country. ↗

— Bob Graham

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This idea of holding the Defense Department hostage to the tax debate makes me sick to my stomach. Knock it off. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

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We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

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Libel actions, when we look at them in perspective, are an ornament of a civilized society. They have replaced, after all, at least in most cases, a resort to weapons in defense of a reputation. ↗

— Henry Anatole Grunwald

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