Defense Quotes

“Wikipedia: Defense”

“Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only.”

“Wikicommons: Defense”

“Wiktionary: Defense”

“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.”

“Difesa miglior, ch'usbergo e scudo,
È la santa innocenza al petto ignudo.
• Variant translation: Better defence than shield or breastplate, is holy innocence to the naked breast!”

“The only thing that I’ve ever said is that in areas where the government has proven itself either unwilling or unable to defend the lives and the property of Negroes, it’s time for Negroes to defend themselves.”

“Hattı müdafaa yoktur, sathı müdafaa vardır. O satıh bütün vatandır.
• Variant: Hattı müdafaa yoktur, sathı müdafaa vardır. O satıh bütün vatandır. Vatanın her karış toprağı, vatandaşın kanıyla ıslanmadıkça terk olunamaz…
• Variant translation: There is no defense line, but a defense territory, and that territory is the whole of the motherland.”

“Active defense is also known as offensive defense, or defense by decisive battles. Passive defense is also known as purely defensive defense or pure defense. Passive defense is actually a sham defense; active defense is the only real defense, the only defense for the purpose of counter-attacking and taking the offensive. As far as I known, there is no military manual of any value, nor is there any reasonably intelligent military expert, ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, that does not oppose passive defense, wether strategically or tactically. Only the greatest fool or madman would hold up passive defense as a magic weapon.”