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21 quotesTheir is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
Critics and Criticism
Joseph Addison
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A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found one hath found a treasure.
Friends and Friendship
Bible
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Right is its own defense.
Right and Rightness
Bertolt Brecht
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There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.
Ideas
P. W. Bridgman
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
Humor
Mel Brooks
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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
Democracy
William F. Buckley
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Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
Apologies
Charles I
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Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners.
Manners
Lord Chesterfield
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A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.
Funerals
Irvin S. Cobb
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Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.
Defense
John Dryden
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Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
Wisdom
Oliver Goldsmith
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They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to start offending right now.
Defense
Captain James
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Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.
Honesty
Steve Landesberg
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The aims of life are the best defense against death.
Purpose
Primo Levi
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There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.
Courtesy
E. V. Lucas
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Political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.
Politicians and Politics
George Orwell
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Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.
Love
Mark Overby
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Attack is the best form of defense.
Defense
Proverb
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Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
Conflict
Sir Philip Sidney
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Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?
Physicians
Source Unknown
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We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
Suspicion
Tennessee Williams
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun