Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.
The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.
The best ‘apologia’ (defense) of Jesus Following is your life ...not talking religion!” ~ gfp '42©
My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.
Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view - a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.
Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive.
Most people do surprisingly poorly when dealing with a relative who is hurting, depressed, or anxious - we get defensive and try to solve the problem rather than finding the truth in what the person is saying.
I respect those who openly advocate for unlimited immigration to the United States. Open borders is an intellectually coherent, defensible position.
Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.
I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal.
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.
The one thing that I'm most proud of, during the Second World War, I worked on airplanes in a defense plant.
The West in the voice of her thundering cannon had said at the door of Japan, Let there be a nation—and there was a Nation. And now that it has come into existence, why do you not feel in your heart of hearts a pure feeling of gladness and say that...
I was a fervent Catholic, and I belonged to the national organizations, even becoming one of the national leaders, until the age of 21, 22.
Destiny is a right destination for every nation with a mission of destiny.
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.