Quotes about Defenders

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. Votes: 4

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. Votes: 4

The nation's obligation to her defenders is as old as that defense itself. Votes: 4

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals. Votes: 4

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. Votes: 4

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though. Votes: 4

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. Votes: 4

Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song? Votes: 4

My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker. Votes: 4

The paradigm of competition is a race: by rewarding the winner, we encourage everyone to run faster. When capitalism really works this way, it does a good job; but its defenders are wrong in assuming it always works this way. Votes: 4

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over the centuries, that our parliamentary traditions have combined stability and flexibility and that we should not cast away in a minute what has taken generations to build. Votes: 4

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. Votes: 4

I'll get a nice little break, after doing Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Whether I'm in [his show], I don't know, but there's The Defenders. Votes: 3

I walked out on American Gangster: this evil piece of dreck. Defenders of this junk say that these movies give Black actors jobs. So did "Birth of a Nation." Votes: 3

I've been a fan of 'The Defenders' since childhood, and Devil Slayer was always one of my favorite members of the team - especially during J.M. DeMatteis' wonderful run on the series. Votes: 3

It's a long arc and a long storyline, and I think it leaves us in a great place to see how we interact again, whether that be for The Defenders, Jessica Jones Season 2, or whatever. We'll see. I don't know. Votes: 3

Soldiers in arms! Defenders of our soil! Who from destruction save us; who from spoil Protect the sons of peace, who traffic or who toil; Would I could duly praise you, that each deed Your foe's might honor, and your friends might read. Votes: 3

You're jumping over the bench, jumping back onto the ice and you're working as a unit. Defenders can move up the ice and score goals as well as the forwards. It's a real fast, physical game. It's the fastest game on earth so it's pretty enjoyable to watch. Votes: 3

I'm Lou Barletta, and I'm a small town defender. Votes: 2

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. Votes: 2

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender. Votes: 2

Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors. Votes: 2

And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started. Votes: 2

You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward. Votes: 2

The toughest opponents for me are the defenders who are tough in the way they play - where you can't see a way through. Votes: 2

I am always shocked that there are still a handful of defenders of the dubious practice of abstinence, surely the worst idea since chocolate-covered ants. Votes: 2

I have news for the forces of greed and the defenders of the status quo: your time has come - and gone. It's time for change in America. Votes: 2

For more than two centuries, the defenders of liberty have put their lives on the line, because they have known that we cannot take our freedoms for granted. Votes: 2

We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development. Votes: 2

You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold. Votes: 2

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. Votes: 2

If you smash a city when you're trying to capture it, you actually end up providing the perfect terrain for the defenders while blocking the access for your own armoured vehicles. Votes: 2

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. Votes: 2

Truth gathers itself spotless and unhurt after all our surrenders and concealments and partisanship; never hurt by the treachery or ruin of its best defenders, whether Luther, or William Penn, or St. Paul. Votes: 2

One rule that will work if it is used everywhere, is that when you have a free-kick, the referee puts the mark on the floor to make sure the defenders keep their distance. Votes: 2

I represented many of these kids as they become young adults in the criminal justice system when I was a public defender. One way of reaching out is by the mind of experimentation. Votes: 2

The most heated defenders of a science, who cannot endure the slightest sneer at it, are commonly those who have not made very much progress in it and are secretly aware of this defect. Votes: 2

Two of the chief defenders of the faith in the Old Testament and in the New - Moses and Paul - were both well-versed in the language, the thinking, and the philosophy of their cultures. Votes: 2

Manchester is a city which has witnessed a great many stirring episodes, especially of a political character. Generally speaking, its citizens have been liberal in their sentiments, defenders of free speech and liberty of opinion. Votes: 2

There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're always looking for the open space. A lot of times we'll face six defenders and four midfielders. Votes: 2

More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong. Votes: 2

The core distortion of the War on Terror under both Bush and Obama is the Orwellian practice of equating government accusations of terrorism with proof of guilt. One constantly hears U.S. government defenders referring to 'terrorists' when what they actually mean is: those accused by the government of terrorism. Votes: 2

When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty much can figure out what he is going to do against you - whether he carries his hands low or high, whether he is bumping or pushing, those type of things. Votes: 2

I had an uncle who was a postal official at the Polish post office in Gdansk. He was one of the defenders of the Polish postal service and, after it capitulated, was shot by the Germans under the provisions of martial law. Suddenly he was no longer a member of the family, and we were no longer allowed to play with his children. Votes: 2

To accuse another of having weak kidneys, lungs, or heart, is not a crime; on the contrary, saying he has a weak brain is a crime. To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. Votes: 2

Batistuta is very good at pulling off defenders Votes: 0

Scholes and Van Nistelrooy drugged the last two defenders. Votes: 0

Liquor may have its defenders, but it has no defense. Votes: 0

Daei's all alone here, with four Chelsea defenders for company. Votes: 0

The defenders of the status quo often masquerade as the preservers of harmony. Votes: 0

Women are my biggest defenders. It's that bad-boy syndrome. Now girls chase me. Votes: 0

If you want to remain at liberty, I suggest you not antagonize your defenders. Votes: 0

Giggs drops deep into that Sheringham position where he can turn and ride defenders. Votes: 0

The defenders of decent society and the disciples of degeneracy are often the same people. Votes: 0

When we realize we can stop being Jesus defenders, we can start being Jesus representatives . Votes: 0

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men Votes: 0

America will never run... And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders. Votes: 0

I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense. Votes: 0

While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more. Votes: 0

When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys. Votes: 0

Creationists have long held that evolutionary theory is atheistic; defenders of the theory do the theory no favor when they agree. Votes: 0

Lust is a strong tower of mischief, and hath in it many defenders, as neediness, anger, paleness, discord, love, and longing. Votes: 0

Slavery, protection, and monopoly find defenders, not only in those who profit by them, but in those who suffer by them. Votes: 0

You can't have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole. Votes: 0

When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker. Votes: 0

Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home. Votes: 0

The playmakers need to read the game and need to be on the same page as the defenders and the forwards... Votes: 0

What better way for a ruling class to claim and hold power than to pose as the defenders of the nation. Votes: 0

The film The Last Temptation of Christ, no matter what its defenders say, was a slap in the face to Christians everywhere. Votes: 0

There's a disposition great defenders have - a genuine pride that scores are a problem, people that score on me is a problem Votes: 0

The great non sequitur committed by defenders of the State, is to leap from the necessity of society to the necessity of the State. Votes: 0

Holy Angels, our advocates, our brothers, our counselors, our defenders, our enlighteners, our friends, our guides, our helpers, our intercessors - Pray for us. Votes: 0

Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong. Votes: 0

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. Votes: 0

The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders. Remaining silent about the destruction of nature is an endorsement of that destruction. Votes: 0

I became one of [Moses Mendelssohn] defenders. But then I heard the words "Biblical criticism" again. And, of course, afterward, I studied it more closely. Votes: 0

The innovator has for enemies all who have done well under the old, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. Votes: 0

A pardon for Edward Snowden would be good for America and would help burnish the president's legacy as one of the primary defenders of human rights. Votes: 0

So, Americans, then. Self-appointed vigilante defenders of the world, kind of like Superman, if Superman was retarded and only fought crime when he felt like it. Votes: 0

Few things are better in the world than a room full of librarians. I consider them literary heroes. The keepers and defenders of the written word. Votes: 0

I don't know if I'm the best. There are better shooters, better defenders, but there aren't too many female who play the game like I do. Votes: 0

The reformer has enemies in all who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order. Votes: 0

Young Chinese, who have grown up in an age of prosperity and stability, are typically the most passionate defenders of the Chinese political and economic way. Votes: 0

When better screening certain Muslim immigrants first came up, one of the big defenders was Carl Higbie. He's a former Navy Sean and a [Donald] Trump supporter. Votes: 0

Every fanatic or enemy of virtue is not at liberty to misrepresent the greatest geniuses and most heroic defenders of all that is valuable in this mortal world. Votes: 0

Some coaches spend their time trying to get an overview of all eleven defenders. I prefer to zero in on one guy at a time to get the right clue. Votes: 0

The struggle between the opponents and defenders of capitalism is a struggle between innovators who do not know what innovation to make and conservatives who do not know what to conserve. Votes: 0

Opponents of civil liberties contend the NSA data collection has made our country more safe, but even the most vocal defenders of the program have failed to identify a single thwarted plot. Votes: 0

He [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] never went to church, but he read the Bible every day and regarded himself as one of the world's two great defenders of Christendom. (The other was the pope.) Votes: 0

A utopian future for the Internet could be secured if the heavy-duty influencers - and the grassroots influencers tweeting along - can create a new global organization peopled with defenders of Internet freedom. Votes: 0

All civil states, with their officers of justice, in their respective constitutions and administrations, are proved essentially civil, and therefore not judges, governors, or defenders of the spiritual, or Christian, state and worship. Votes: 0

Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter. Votes: 0

Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to defend most of his surveillance, interrogation and counterterrorism policies against his critics. Votes: 0

Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to defend most of his surveillance, interrogation and counterterrorism policies against his critics. Votes: 0