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The same way that we defended our independence on the battlefield, we have and will continue to defend our independence at the negotiating table, what we are after in the negotiations is to reach a win-win mutual understanding. – President Hassan Rouhani	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Why we are asking for increased defense capabilities of Ukraine? It's not for the offensive operation. This is for the defensive operation, to get peace you have to defend your country and you have to deter Russia, not allowing Russian troops to move further and further. – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk	Found on CNN 9 years ago
ISIL has been clear that they intend, in fact, to attack in host nations. That's not a surprise to anyone. The question isn't whether they are going to attack. The question is what can be done to defend the homelands. – John Allen	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We will continue to provide Ukraine with security assistance not to encourage war, but to allow Ukraine to defend itself. – President Obama	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another's religion, we're equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks, to infringe on one right under the pretext of protecting another is a betrayal of both. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We are an independent nation and we have a right to defend our people. – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We will continue providing Ukraine with security assistance, not to encourage war, but to allow Ukraine to defend itself, let me be clear: We do not believe that there is a military solution in Ukraine. Let me be equally clear: We do not believe Russia has the right to do what they're doing. – Putin Biden	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We want them to refrain from violence, to seek cooperation in all possible ways. And above all to defend democracy, human rights and the position of women in what's going to be nation-building for Palestine from now on. – Margot Wallstrom	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Our decisions make clear that NATO is determined to defend all allies against any threat, from any direction. – Jens Stoltenberg	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Given the immeasurable value of our brands, we work hard to protect these important intellectual assets and defend them against infringement. – Jeff Beckman	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I don't have the slightest doubt that the decision to supply Ukraine with weapons will be made by the United States as well as by other partners of ours, because we need to have the capability to defend ourselves. – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
For God's sake, can't we help these people defend themselves? This is not an incursion. This is an invasion. – John McCain	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
In coming weeks, the powers are liable to reach a framework agreement with Iran, an agreement liable to leave Iran as a nuclear threshold state, as prime minister of Israel, I am obligated to make every effort to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weaponry that will be aimed at the State of Israel. This effort is global and I will go anywhere I am invited to make the State of Israel's case and defend its future and existence. – Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In coming weeks, the powers are liable to reach a framework agreement with Iran, an agreement liable to leave Iran as a nuclear threshold state, something that would chiefly imperil the existence of the State of Israel, as prime minister of Israel, I am obligated to make every effort to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weaponry that will be aimed at the State of Israel. This effort is global and I will go anywhere I am invited to make the State of Israel's case and defend its future and existence. – Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I defend our military, i don't like people who talk s--t about our military no matter what arm or leg it is. – Blake Shelton	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I think I moved pretty well today. I defended well, you know, which is something -- if you want to win these tournaments, you need to defend well. – Andy Murray	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We have to accept that newspapers, magazines, can publish things that are offensive to some, as long as it's within the law, that's what we should defend. The politicians, my job, is not to tell a newspaper what to publish or what not to publish. My job is to uphold the law that they can publish things that are within the law. – David Cameron	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That's what we should defend. The politicians, my job, is not to tell a newspaper what to publish or what not to publish. My job is to uphold the law that they can publish things that are within the law. – David Cameron	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The U.S.-led coalition airstrikes turned the balance. ... Without airstrikes, most likely the city would have been much more difficult to defend, the peshmerga did play a role, but it was mostly the airstrikes. – Van Wilgenburg	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Keith, as a police officer, had not only the right, but the duty to defend a fellow officer from a mentally unstable, violent man wielding two knives. – Sam Bregman	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We just want to show our police our support and thank them for what they've done, they help us, defend us, protect us and serve us, and they've just been vilified. – Ron Maerz	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We want to defend the freedom of the press, the freedom of the media and the freedom of opinion. This is our mission. – Stavro Jabra	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Russia has to see that NATO is resolved to defend its values, and the core value of NATO is solidarity: attack one member, and the whole alliance, including the U.S., will respond. – Marcin Terlikowski	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We will take steps in response and defend Israel's soldiers. – Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

The same way that we defended our independence on the battlefield, we have and will continue to defend our independence at the negotiating table, what we are after in the negotiations is to reach a win-win mutual understanding.

– President Hassan Rouhani

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Why we are asking for increased defense capabilities of Ukraine? It's not for the offensive operation. This is for the defensive operation, to get peace you have to defend your country and you have to deter Russia, not allowing Russian troops to move further and further.

– Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Found on CNN
9 years ago

ISIL has been clear that they intend, in fact, to attack in host nations. That's not a surprise to anyone. The question isn't whether they are going to attack. The question is what can be done to defend the homelands.

– John Allen

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We will continue to provide Ukraine with security assistance not to encourage war, but to allow Ukraine to defend itself.

– President Obama

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

If, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another's religion, we're equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks, to infringe on one right under the pretext of protecting another is a betrayal of both.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We are an independent nation and we have a right to defend our people.

– Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We will continue providing Ukraine with security assistance, not to encourage war, but to allow Ukraine to defend itself, let me be clear: We do not believe that there is a military solution in Ukraine. Let me be equally clear: We do not believe Russia has the right to do what they're doing.

– Putin Biden

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We want them to refrain from violence, to seek cooperation in all possible ways. And above all to defend democracy, human rights and the position of women in what's going to be nation-building for Palestine from now on.

– Margot Wallstrom

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Our decisions make clear that NATO is determined to defend all allies against any threat, from any direction.

– Jens Stoltenberg

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Given the immeasurable value of our brands, we work hard to protect these important intellectual assets and defend them against infringement.

– Jeff Beckman

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I don't have the slightest doubt that the decision to supply Ukraine with weapons will be made by the United States as well as by other partners of ours, because we need to have the capability to defend ourselves.

– Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

For God's sake, can't we help these people defend themselves? This is not an incursion. This is an invasion.

– John McCain

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

In coming weeks, the powers are liable to reach a framework agreement with Iran, an agreement liable to leave Iran as a nuclear threshold state, as prime minister of Israel, I am obligated to make every effort to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weaponry that will be aimed at the State of Israel. This effort is global and I will go anywhere I am invited to make the State of Israel's case and defend its future and existence.

– Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

In coming weeks, the powers are liable to reach a framework agreement with Iran, an agreement liable to leave Iran as a nuclear threshold state, something that would chiefly imperil the existence of the State of Israel, as prime minister of Israel, I am obligated to make every effort to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weaponry that will be aimed at the State of Israel. This effort is global and I will go anywhere I am invited to make the State of Israel's case and defend its future and existence.

– Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I defend our military, i don't like people who talk s--t about our military no matter what arm or leg it is.

– Blake Shelton

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I think I moved pretty well today. I defended well, you know, which is something -- if you want to win these tournaments, you need to defend well.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We have to accept that newspapers, magazines, can publish things that are offensive to some, as long as it's within the law, that's what we should defend. The politicians, my job, is not to tell a newspaper what to publish or what not to publish. My job is to uphold the law that they can publish things that are within the law.

– David Cameron

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That's what we should defend. The politicians, my job, is not to tell a newspaper what to publish or what not to publish. My job is to uphold the law that they can publish things that are within the law.

– David Cameron

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The U.S.-led coalition airstrikes turned the balance. ... Without airstrikes, most likely the city would have been much more difficult to defend, the peshmerga did play a role, but it was mostly the airstrikes.

– Van Wilgenburg

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Keith, as a police officer, had not only the right, but the duty to defend a fellow officer from a mentally unstable, violent man wielding two knives.

– Sam Bregman

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We just want to show our police our support and thank them for what they've done, they help us, defend us, protect us and serve us, and they've just been vilified.

– Ron Maerz

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We want to defend the freedom of the press, the freedom of the media and the freedom of opinion. This is our mission.

– Stavro Jabra

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Russia has to see that NATO is resolved to defend its values, and the core value of NATO is solidarity: attack one member, and the whole alliance, including the U.S., will respond.

– Marcin Terlikowski

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We will take steps in response and defend Israel's soldiers.

– Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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