#shield

Shields were generally made of wood, covered with leather, or some similar substance. To secure them, in some sort, from being cut through by the sword, they were surrounded with a hoop of metal. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#covered #cut #generally #hoop #leather

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#itself #may #mistaken #persecution #piety

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#alter #cannot #children #consequences #control

We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come. ↗

— King Hussein I

#believe #come #create #democracy #generations

On Earth, we still have a beautiful atmosphere that precisely maintains a thermally driven climatic system that shelters, shields and sustains our natural treasures. ↗

— Jay Inslee

#beautiful #climatic #driven #earth #maintains

I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer. ↗

— K. D. Lang

#bravado #closer #fear #get #i

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind. ↗

— Brian May

#guitar #hide #shield #weapon

But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield. ↗

— Shemar Moore

#like #shield #shows #still #wire

Sometimes things just click. The one contribution I tried to do, was shield the staff from the corporate politics that occur on any show. But yes, we all got along very well. ↗

— Joe Murray

#any #click #contribution #corporate #got

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#law #name #perpetuated #shield #than