The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in defense against oppression. Che Guevara
A fact which is not denied but whose truths are rationalized loses its objective base. It ceases to be concrete and becomes a myth created in defense of the class of the perceiver. Paulo Freire
The entire Party and country should wake up, throw into the flames and twist the neck of any one who tramples underfoot the sacred law of the Party in defense of the rights of women and girls. Enver Hoxha
No culture in human history ever suffered because its people became too reasonable or too desirous of having evidence in defense of their core beliefs. Sam Harris
The true measurement of a person's worth isn't what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs. If you're not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren't real. Edward Snowden