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Defending the truth is not something one does out of a...

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about guilt, reward, duty, common sense, sense, truth

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about criminals, man, nothing

But let me say that just as everyone here understands that the United States has the right to defend itself against terror, wherever that terror may come from, so too the people of Israel have the right to defend themselves against terror wherever...

Quote by George Pataki about nation, fear, rightness, people

Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is made by the stroke of a die.

Quote by Charles Babbage about heads

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country...

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Quote by Edward Abbey about country

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs...

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.

Quote by Edward Abbey about idea

The humanities need to be defended to-day against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about science, need, day

In the process of defending the integrity of my story, I would clean up the structural problems without focusing on them. I've used it myself with the writers I've mentored.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about integrity, writers, problems

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to...

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation.

Quote by John Abizaid about force, purpose, security, nation

Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather.

Quote by Floyd Abrams

I know a lot of reporters certainly will go to jail to defend confidential sources. Some have even gone to jail for an issue like this. But I can't say that's the norm.

Quote by Floyd Abrams

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody.

Quote by Floyd Abrams

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.

Quote by Gerry Adams about fight, blind, past, rightness

The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.

Quote by Gerry Adams about good, good luck

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the...

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

Quote by George W. Bush about permission, security, people

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless...

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Quote by George W. Bush

Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.

Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.

Quote by George W. Bush about marriage, nation

This way of life is worth defending.

This way of life is worth defending.

Quote by George W. Bush about life

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to...

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about life

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