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Defence Quotes


"Wherever they have been arraigned, a plain charge has been exhibited against them. They have had an impartial trial and have been permitted to make their defense."


"They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense."


"I appeal to all Britishers to answer this call to arms for the defence of all the principles that we Englishmen have been the first to proclaim in the world."


"Each and every Notary Public plays a crucial role in combating identity theft. They serve as our front line of defense and the public is safer because of the job they do."


"America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States."


"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?"


"I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?"


"There is no defense against a perfect pass. I can throw the perfect pass."


"Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins."


"These soldiers deserve a better defense secretary than the one we have."


"The Department of Defense took 40 years to get where it got."


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


"The Defense Department's plan to ban newspaper reporters from pool coverage of military operations is incredible. It reveals the administration to be out of touch with journalism, reality and the First Amendment."


"It's always great when a defense is able to create turnovers and score. That's something we missed last year. We'd get some turnovers, but we never scored points."


"I think all of you know there is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack."


"If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force."


"Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries."


"I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes."


"Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission."


"In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury and currently components of the Department of Homeland Security."


"It is impossible to have a public trial if you can't guarantee the safety of witnesses, judges or defense counsel."


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


"All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments."


"As far as missile defense is concerned, a very thorough consultation process is underway."


"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."


"If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough."


"In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more where I fit."
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