It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.
Hubert H. Humphrey
DemocracyEnoughLoseDefendMay
The army is under orders to defend every place.
Helmut Kohl
ArmyPlaceDefendOrdersEvery
Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.
Frederic Bastiat
GodPersonLibertyRightDefendUs
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
ProblemTryingYouGoDefendWithin
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
Charles Reade
ChildrenDefendHelplessLikeAbsent
Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position.
Alan Dershowitz
DebateSayFirstDefendPosition
The Constitution I uphold and defend is the one I carry in my pocket all the time, the U.S. Constitution. I don't know what Constitution that other members of Congress uphold, but it's not this one. I think the only Constitution that Barack Obama upholds is the Soviet constitution, not this one.
Paul Broun
TimeConstitutionThinkKnowDefend
The government needs to defend its people, to take necessary actions even if they are extremely painful and tragic.
Isaac Herzog
GovernmentPeopleDefendPainful
The UFC want me as their champion. The welterweight division needs me as its champion. It's been static for too long. I'll win the title, defend it a couple of times, and then move up to middleweight.
Darren Till
MeWinChampionLongWantDefend
I think my siblings sometimes have to defend me within their social circles - they are both barristers.
Jenny Eclair
MeThinkSometimesDefendWithin
The Philippines is for the Philippines. We can defend ourselves.
Benigno Aquino III
DefendPhilippinesOurselves
Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will behave accordingly. I will defend myself.
John Lydon
MyselfMeTelevisionWillDefend
We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn that we are quite rich enough to educate ourselves as we need to be educated.
Walter Lippmann
RichLearnEnoughNowNeedDefend
The job of the Attorney General is very specific. My roll, as the legal adviser, is to defend the constitutionality of the laws as they're passed.
Jeffrey Chiesa
JobLegalDefendRollLawsGeneral
I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.
Tanith Lee
LoveCareDoingWillDefendBecause
As much as we can, let's defend the truth by pointing to what the apostles taught, and let's call out sin by pointing to the inconsistencies between what we say we believe and what we do.
John Piper
TruthBelieveSinSayDefendOut
Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
Oliver Goldsmith
ChampionDefendAbsurdityEvery
I feel like I'm good enough to defend anybody.
Tony Snell
GoodFeelEnoughDefendI Feel Like
Yes, Socialists should defend their country in great historical crises.
Karl Liebknecht
GreatCountryDefendYesHistorical
The Iron Dome system is a proven way for Israel to defend its citizens from hostile threats and will advance missile defense technology for us and other allies.
Rob Portman
TechnologyWillWayDefendSystem
A writer has to fully defend his rights and his own worth.
Gao Xingjian
WorthDefendRightsOwnWriterHis
Patriarchy is a bully notion, which if you will notice never attacks a nation that can defend itself. Zionism is patriarchal and sets Judaism on its head.
Roseanne Barr
YouWillNeverNationDefendHead
We must defend our NATO allies, but we should also ensure that everyone pays their fair share. The United States shouldn't be responsible for funding other countries' shares.
Carlos Beruff
ResponsibleFairDefendEveryone
With the blessings of liberty, we have responsibilities to defend it.
Michael Reagan
BlessingsLibertyDefend
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quotes about Defend