#defense

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense. ↗

— Barack Obama

#asks #bound #charity #commitment #defense

I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester takes place, it would be disastrous for our national defense and very frankly for a lot of very important domestic programs. They have a responsibility to come together, find the money necessary to de-trigger sequester. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#both sides #come #defense #democrats #disastrous

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#cannot #country #defense #going #independence

We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel, particularly our NCOs and our junior warrant officers. ↗

— John Spratt

#bit #defense #enlisted #good #huge

It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the best possible support for all our troops. ↗

— Pete Stark

#best #budget #defense #defense budget #had

Lawyers claim that their clients have been grossly mistreated, which is what criminal defense lawyers are paid to do. ↗

— Kenneth Starr

#claim #clients #criminal #defense #grossly

So I'd rather have a defense that's successful where everyone's comfortable in their positions. ↗

— Michael Strahan

#defense #everyone #i #positions #rather

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level. ↗

— Rafael Palmeiro

#defense #feel #first #high #high level

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. ↗

— Irvin S. Cobb

#belated #defense #delivered #eulogy #evidence

Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense authorization bill. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#authorization #bill #civilian #congress #defense