War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.J.R.R. Tolkien
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.James Madison
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.Winston Churchill
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.Martin Luther King, Jr.
Always remember that your calmness under fire is your best defense in any argument or discussion.Robert Greene
Armies are necessary, before all things, for the defense of governments from their own oppressed and enslaved subjects.Alexis de Tocqueville