A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense read more

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.

Defend me, God, from myself

Defend me, God, from myself

When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women read more

When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.

Defense is the stronger form with the negative object, and attack the weaker form with the positive object.

Defense is the stronger form with the negative object, and attack the weaker form with the positive object.

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to read more

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one read more

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

The best defense is a good offence

The best defense is a good offence

The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility read more

The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.