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We will continue to pray for all parties involved, and, if necessary, we are prepared to defend ourselves in court. – Emily Wise	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are pretty much on our own. So what should we do? so, you know, no option. We... we have to defend our store. – David Joo	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
You tell them that you have these really restrictive gun laws where people can’t get guns to defend themselves, criminals would rather go and buy guns out of state and then commit crimes where the gun laws are really restrictive because no one else can protect themselves -- and yet liberals still think they are making an argument for gun control. – Lori Lightfoot	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Diego Simeone makes sure you defend first and foremost. If not you will know about it in the dressing room, i have had to fight for a lot in my career, with so many setbacks. It’s about bouncing back and challenging yourself. I have had to overcome so much. I have been left out of England squads. I have had to move countries. People saying it was a mistake to play abroad. – Kieran Trippier	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There’s insufficient evidence at this time to prove that the guard was not justified in using force to defend himself, the investigation is ongoing and we will continue to gather evidence. – Oren Yaniv	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The federal government abdicated their responsibility to protect the United States southern border, so Texas is going to defend the southern border, governor Abbott's taking steps to do that. – August Pfluger	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Fresh attempts to expose Russian ‘red line’ deterrence as hollow – whether on the ground, in the air, or at sea – would push Moscow to defend what it cannot give up without losing its self-respect, this would almost inevitably lead to clashes and casualties, which would carry the risk of further escalation. Should this happen, Russia-NATO confrontation would deteriorate literally to the point of brinkmanship, a truly bleak scenario. – Dmitri Trenin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I put in three years in blood sweat and tears to defend that flag, that's just disrespect. – Dan Burchfield	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy: Because of these politically motivated charges against him my husband is now dead. on the contrary, according to his own testimony, he took part in primaries of a certain party to defend his convictions with a result little favorable to him. – The National Court judge	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I've read Mao Zedong. I've read, I've read Karl Marx. I've read Lenin. That doesn't make me a communist, so what is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding about the country for which we are here to defend ? – Mark Milley	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I was president of the school government, and they were trying to brainwash us into thinking that they were bringing benefits and well-being to the people, obviously not. Right now, that country, the one that I was born in, is even worse than the day that I left. So I’m thankful to be here. I would defend this country (the U.S.), with my life if I had to. – Ana Bouza	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Obviously not. Right now, that country, the one that I was born in, is even worse than the day that I left. So I’m thankful to be here. I would defend this country (the U.S.), with my life if I had to. – Ana Bouza	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Our office has stepped in several times over the last year to defend state and federal laws and rules when the named parties refused to, i am proud to lead this coalition of 23 attorneys general who will uphold the rule of law regardless of political pressure. – Arizona AG Brnovich	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We will appeal this decision and continue to defend the freedom of all Americans to peacefully live and work according to their deeply held beliefs without fear of punishment. – Kristen Waggoner	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Justice cannot survive in a corrupt and violent world, that is why just people struggle so intensely and die so frequently and evil people prosper so much. Unfortunately the world was made to protect and defend evil, not Justice. – Ryan Pack	added by littleking 2 years ago
To have to defend my daughter's patriotism blows my mind, because she loved this country more than anybody I know, she was there to express her First Amendment right and to answer the call of a still sitting president. – Michelle Witthoeft	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Missourians’ and Americans’ Second Amendment rights are enshrined in the Constitution – I will defend those rights at every turn, our letter to Biden’s Department of Justice sends a clear message: we will fight any attempts from the federal government to encroach on Missourians’ Second Amendment rights. – Eric Schmitt	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I was very cordial. I extended my hand to shake his hand. He just stared at me. I asked if he was going to shake my hand, and he told me that he didn't who know I was. So I introduced Officer Michael Fanone. I said that I was Officer Michael Fanone. That I was a DC Metropolitan Police officer who fought on January 6 to defend the Capitol and, as a result, I suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a heart attack after having been tased numerous times at the base of my skull, as well as being severely beaten, at that point, the congressman turned away from me. – Officer Michael Fanone	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The capability is very strong and difficult to defend against, and the profile of victims is very significant, this is a very targeted attack against a few dozen networks that all have national significance in one way or another. – Adrian Nish	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We're very disappointed in the charges, we will enter a not guilty plea and will zealously defend at trial. – Mark Collins	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My clients feel betrayed by an administration the promised to protect LGBTQ + students, the Biden administration did not need to defend this unconstitutional religious exemption, and they certainly did not need to say that The Biden administration' shares the same ultimate objective' as anti-LGBTQ extremist group Alliance Defending Freedom. – Paul Carlos Southwick	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The argument is not that different from saying anything the President does is within the scope of his employment, almost saying anything he says or does as president, DOJ will have to come in and defend. – Harry Sandick	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Mara Gay is old enoughto know the differencebetween the American flag and the Confederate flag. Tens of thousands of Black patriots have died in battle to defend the Stars and Stripes. What a shame that she does not appreciate this, if the American flag makes her so sick, she should move to another country, where she won't have to see it. – Fox News	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Today’s decision is fundamentally flawed, and we will be appealing it. There is no sound basis in law, fact or common sense for equating assault rifles with Swiss Army knives – especially on Gun Violence Awareness Day and after the recent shootings in our own California communities, we need to take action to end gun violence now. We will fight this ruling and continue to advocate for and defend common sense gun laws that will save lives. – Rob Bonta	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

We will continue to pray for all parties involved, and, if necessary, we are prepared to defend ourselves in court.

– Emily Wise

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are pretty much on our own. So what should we do? so, you know, no option. We... we have to defend our store.

– David Joo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You tell them that you have these really restrictive gun laws where people can’t get guns to defend themselves, criminals would rather go and buy guns out of state and then commit crimes where the gun laws are really restrictive because no one else can protect themselves -- and yet liberals still think they are making an argument for gun control.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Diego Simeone makes sure you defend first and foremost. If not you will know about it in the dressing room, i have had to fight for a lot in my career, with so many setbacks. It’s about bouncing back and challenging yourself. I have had to overcome so much. I have been left out of England squads. I have had to move countries. People saying it was a mistake to play abroad.

– Kieran Trippier

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There’s insufficient evidence at this time to prove that the guard was not justified in using force to defend himself, the investigation is ongoing and we will continue to gather evidence.

– Oren Yaniv

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The federal government abdicated their responsibility to protect the United States southern border, so Texas is going to defend the southern border, governor Abbott's taking steps to do that.

– August Pfluger

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Fresh attempts to expose Russian ‘red line’ deterrence as hollow – whether on the ground, in the air, or at sea – would push Moscow to defend what it cannot give up without losing its self-respect, this would almost inevitably lead to clashes and casualties, which would carry the risk of further escalation. Should this happen, Russia-NATO confrontation would deteriorate literally to the point of brinkmanship, a truly bleak scenario.

– Dmitri Trenin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I put in three years in blood sweat and tears to defend that flag, that's just disrespect.

– Dan Burchfield

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy: Because of these politically motivated charges against him my husband is now dead. on the contrary, according to his own testimony, he took part in primaries of a certain party to defend his convictions with a result little favorable to him.

– The National Court judge

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I've read Mao Zedong. I've read, I've read Karl Marx. I've read Lenin. That doesn't make me a communist, so what is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding about the country for which we are here to defend ?

– Mark Milley

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I was president of the school government, and they were trying to brainwash us into thinking that they were bringing benefits and well-being to the people, obviously not. Right now, that country, the one that I was born in, is even worse than the day that I left. So I’m thankful to be here. I would defend this country (the U.S.), with my life if I had to.

– Ana Bouza

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Obviously not. Right now, that country, the one that I was born in, is even worse than the day that I left. So I’m thankful to be here. I would defend this country (the U.S.), with my life if I had to.

– Ana Bouza

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Our office has stepped in several times over the last year to defend state and federal laws and rules when the named parties refused to, i am proud to lead this coalition of 23 attorneys general who will uphold the rule of law regardless of political pressure.

– Arizona AG Brnovich

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We will appeal this decision and continue to defend the freedom of all Americans to peacefully live and work according to their deeply held beliefs without fear of punishment.

– Kristen Waggoner

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Justice cannot survive in a corrupt and violent world, that is why just people struggle so intensely and die so frequently and evil people prosper so much. Unfortunately the world was made to protect and defend evil, not Justice.

– Ryan Pack

added by littleking
2 years ago

To have to defend my daughter's patriotism blows my mind, because she loved this country more than anybody I know, she was there to express her First Amendment right and to answer the call of a still sitting president.

– Michelle Witthoeft

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Missourians’ and Americans’ Second Amendment rights are enshrined in the Constitution – I will defend those rights at every turn, our letter to Biden’s Department of Justice sends a clear message: we will fight any attempts from the federal government to encroach on Missourians’ Second Amendment rights.

– Eric Schmitt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was very cordial. I extended my hand to shake his hand. He just stared at me. I asked if he was going to shake my hand, and he told me that he didn't who know I was. So I introduced Officer Michael Fanone. I said that I was Officer Michael Fanone. That I was a DC Metropolitan Police officer who fought on January 6 to defend the Capitol and, as a result, I suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a heart attack after having been tased numerous times at the base of my skull, as well as being severely beaten, at that point, the congressman turned away from me.

– Officer Michael Fanone

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The capability is very strong and difficult to defend against, and the profile of victims is very significant, this is a very targeted attack against a few dozen networks that all have national significance in one way or another.

– Adrian Nish

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We're very disappointed in the charges, we will enter a not guilty plea and will zealously defend at trial.

– Mark Collins

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My clients feel betrayed by an administration the promised to protect LGBTQ + students, the Biden administration did not need to defend this unconstitutional religious exemption, and they certainly did not need to say that The Biden administration' shares the same ultimate objective' as anti-LGBTQ extremist group Alliance Defending Freedom.

– Paul Carlos Southwick

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The argument is not that different from saying anything the President does is within the scope of his employment, almost saying anything he says or does as president, DOJ will have to come in and defend.

– Harry Sandick

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Mara Gay is old enoughto know the differencebetween the American flag and the Confederate flag. Tens of thousands of Black patriots have died in battle to defend the Stars and Stripes. What a shame that she does not appreciate this, if the American flag makes her so sick, she should move to another country, where she won't have to see it.

– Fox News

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today’s decision is fundamentally flawed, and we will be appealing it. There is no sound basis in law, fact or common sense for equating assault rifles with Swiss Army knives – especially on Gun Violence Awareness Day and after the recent shootings in our own California communities, we need to take action to end gun violence now. We will fight this ruling and continue to advocate for and defend common sense gun laws that will save lives.

– Rob Bonta

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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