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We have to defend democracy, and I'm afraid that our colleagues have put us in that position. I'm very reluctant to modify the filibuster. But I don't feel I can stand by and see our system subverted. – Angus King	Found on CNN 3 years ago
They were thrust into a position today that no officer should be put in, they were put in that position and they had to defend themselves. – Mark Brutnell	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
United States have the capability to conduct offensive operations. United States also have significant capability to be able to, to defend United States and United States always look at defending forward from a military perspective, i have a number of offensive options. – Lloyd Austin	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It’s always so, so tough to play against his teams, i watched his Barcelona team to learn from him and his team about football; how you can defend, how you can attack. – Thomas Tuchel	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The China agreement was a big plank in that strategy, if the Chinese and European parliament don't move, the The EU risks losing a deal that would have cemented the idea The EU can make decisions to defend The EU own commercial interests, without having to call the White House first. – Steven Blockmans	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It’s also no secret that we have our differences and when it comes to those differences, as President Biden has also shared with President Putin, if Russia acts aggressively against us, our partners, and our allies, we’ll respond — and President Biden has demonstrated that in both word and deed, not for purposes of escalation, not to seek out conflict, but to defend our interests. – Antony Blinken	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
He's engaging in very deft diplomacy in which first of all he makes clear that he's in Israel's corner, he's got Netanyahu's back, Israel has a right to defend itself, he establishes his credentials as sympathetic to Israel and supportive of Israel and its right to defend itself so that when it comes time to turn to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and say, you know,' It's time to wrap it up,' he has credibility. And when he does that, he'll do it in private. – Martin Indyk	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Joe Biden's engaging in very deft diplomacy in which first of all Joe Biden makes clear that Joe Biden's in Israel's corner, Joe Biden's got Netanyahu's back, Israel has a right to defend itself, joe Biden establishes Joe Biden credentials as sympathetic to Israel and supportive of Israel and its right to defend itself so that when it comes time to turn to Netanyahu and say, you know,' It's time to wrap it up,' Joe Biden has credibility. And when Joe Biden does that, Joe Biden'll do it in private. – Martin Indyk	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier is a hero, not only for putting on the uniform every day to defend our nation but also to defend the freedoms of the leftist mob attempting to cancel him, [Critical race theory] should have no place in our classrooms, Armed Forces, or country as a whole. – Byron Donalds	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We're marching right now because we have to defend the right to protest. Have you seen the videos of the police simply opening fire over the civil population ? And that's not proportionate, that's nowhere near a proportional use of military force. – Jennifer Pedraza	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There was nothing we could do but protect and defend ourselves with any tools we have, it's either we defend ourselves or we get killed. – Khaled Zabarqah	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My 15-year-old daughter was woken up by the sound of stones being thrown at her bedroom window, I was then woken up by her terrified screams, there was nothing we could do but protect and defend ourselves with any tools we have, it's either we defend ourselves or we get killed. – Khaled Zabarqah	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The United States government at United States highest levels needs to be firm and clear that we will not tolerate nation states like Russia harboring ransomware teams. And we will defend our national interests. – Neil Chatterjee	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think if you’re sitting there having a nice lunch and people storm in, and they’re armed, you’ve got every right to stand up and defend yourself. – Mark McCloskey	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
You know, I never thought that I cared about court justice, i just wanted the truth to come up. I couldn’t find any evidence of my uncle being abusive. He and Suzanne certainly argued a lot… But I just needed to know the truth. And I felt that was justice. My uncle was a decent man, but he had an Achilles' heel. He lost his life and he’s not here to defend himself. – Dorothy Marcic	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It was really done as a way to address concerns and worry by members of the legislature whose support and votes we needed, it didn't diminish citizens' rights to defend their constitutional rights in The Supreme Court. One of the goals is to make it easier for New Mexicans to access justice and put them on a shorter path to their day in court. – Brian Egolf	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The troops have shown their capability to defend the country and I decided to complete the drills in the South and Western military districts. – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I consider the goals of the snap check of readiness fulfilled, the troops have shown their capability to defend the country and I decided to complete the drills in the South and Western military districts. – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
An executive order is no substitute for parental rights grounded in law, the veto undermines every single elected Republican legislator who voted to defend parents and address the frustrations they face with the current status quo that provides opt-out for some sexual materials and opt-in for others. – Nancy Barto	Found on CNN 3 years ago
At first, I could not believe it, the slander against me continued online, but I can't even defend Liang Xiaowen anymore. – Liang Xiaowen	Found on CNN 3 years ago
In some ways the Great War shifted America's thinking about ourselves and redefined our place in the world, we grappled with what we stood for, what we were willing to fight and die for and to defend, principles of freedom and democracy. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Kristen Clarke will be a strong leader at DOJ [ the Department of Justice ] helping defend and strengthen civil rights... at this crucial moment. – Rabbi Jonah	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The CRPH is going to form a government in the very near future. And the government will have its own army. We have been talking to ethnic armed groups and we have the right to defend ourselves. The people have the right to defend ourselves. – Htin Lin Aung	Found on CNN 3 years ago
New technologies are usually most vulnerable in their most nascent stages, the more valuable the NFTs, the harder they will be to defend. – Neil Daswani	Found on CNN 3 years ago

We have to defend democracy, and I'm afraid that our colleagues have put us in that position. I'm very reluctant to modify the filibuster. But I don't feel I can stand by and see our system subverted.

– Angus King

Found on CNN
3 years ago

They were thrust into a position today that no officer should be put in, they were put in that position and they had to defend themselves.

– Mark Brutnell

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

United States have the capability to conduct offensive operations. United States also have significant capability to be able to, to defend United States and United States always look at defending forward from a military perspective, i have a number of offensive options.

– Lloyd Austin

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It’s always so, so tough to play against his teams, i watched his Barcelona team to learn from him and his team about football; how you can defend, how you can attack.

– Thomas Tuchel

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The China agreement was a big plank in that strategy, if the Chinese and European parliament don't move, the The EU risks losing a deal that would have cemented the idea The EU can make decisions to defend The EU own commercial interests, without having to call the White House first.

– Steven Blockmans

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It’s also no secret that we have our differences and when it comes to those differences, as President Biden has also shared with President Putin, if Russia acts aggressively against us, our partners, and our allies, we’ll respond — and President Biden has demonstrated that in both word and deed, not for purposes of escalation, not to seek out conflict, but to defend our interests.

– Antony Blinken

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

He's engaging in very deft diplomacy in which first of all he makes clear that he's in Israel's corner, he's got Netanyahu's back, Israel has a right to defend itself, he establishes his credentials as sympathetic to Israel and supportive of Israel and its right to defend itself so that when it comes time to turn to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and say, you know,' It's time to wrap it up,' he has credibility. And when he does that, he'll do it in private.

– Martin Indyk

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Joe Biden's engaging in very deft diplomacy in which first of all Joe Biden makes clear that Joe Biden's in Israel's corner, Joe Biden's got Netanyahu's back, Israel has a right to defend itself, joe Biden establishes Joe Biden credentials as sympathetic to Israel and supportive of Israel and its right to defend itself so that when it comes time to turn to Netanyahu and say, you know,' It's time to wrap it up,' Joe Biden has credibility. And when Joe Biden does that, Joe Biden'll do it in private.

– Martin Indyk

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier is a hero, not only for putting on the uniform every day to defend our nation but also to defend the freedoms of the leftist mob attempting to cancel him, [Critical race theory] should have no place in our classrooms, Armed Forces, or country as a whole.

– Byron Donalds

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We're marching right now because we have to defend the right to protest. Have you seen the videos of the police simply opening fire over the civil population ? And that's not proportionate, that's nowhere near a proportional use of military force.

– Jennifer Pedraza

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There was nothing we could do but protect and defend ourselves with any tools we have, it's either we defend ourselves or we get killed.

– Khaled Zabarqah

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My 15-year-old daughter was woken up by the sound of stones being thrown at her bedroom window, I was then woken up by her terrified screams, there was nothing we could do but protect and defend ourselves with any tools we have, it's either we defend ourselves or we get killed.

– Khaled Zabarqah

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The United States government at United States highest levels needs to be firm and clear that we will not tolerate nation states like Russia harboring ransomware teams. And we will defend our national interests.

– Neil Chatterjee

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think if you’re sitting there having a nice lunch and people storm in, and they’re armed, you’ve got every right to stand up and defend yourself.

– Mark McCloskey

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

You know, I never thought that I cared about court justice, i just wanted the truth to come up. I couldn’t find any evidence of my uncle being abusive. He and Suzanne certainly argued a lot… But I just needed to know the truth. And I felt that was justice. My uncle was a decent man, but he had an Achilles' heel. He lost his life and he’s not here to defend himself.

– Dorothy Marcic

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It was really done as a way to address concerns and worry by members of the legislature whose support and votes we needed, it didn't diminish citizens' rights to defend their constitutional rights in The Supreme Court. One of the goals is to make it easier for New Mexicans to access justice and put them on a shorter path to their day in court.

– Brian Egolf

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The troops have shown their capability to defend the country and I decided to complete the drills in the South and Western military districts.

– Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I consider the goals of the snap check of readiness fulfilled, the troops have shown their capability to defend the country and I decided to complete the drills in the South and Western military districts.

– Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

An executive order is no substitute for parental rights grounded in law, the veto undermines every single elected Republican legislator who voted to defend parents and address the frustrations they face with the current status quo that provides opt-out for some sexual materials and opt-in for others.

– Nancy Barto

Found on CNN
3 years ago

At first, I could not believe it, the slander against me continued online, but I can't even defend Liang Xiaowen anymore.

– Liang Xiaowen

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In some ways the Great War shifted America's thinking about ourselves and redefined our place in the world, we grappled with what we stood for, what we were willing to fight and die for and to defend, principles of freedom and democracy.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Kristen Clarke will be a strong leader at DOJ [ the Department of Justice ] helping defend and strengthen civil rights... at this crucial moment.

– Rabbi Jonah

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The CRPH is going to form a government in the very near future. And the government will have its own army. We have been talking to ethnic armed groups and we have the right to defend ourselves. The people have the right to defend ourselves.

– Htin Lin Aung

Found on CNN
3 years ago

New technologies are usually most vulnerable in their most nascent stages, the more valuable the NFTs, the harder they will be to defend.

– Neil Daswani

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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