Willie Nelson

I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.

American Musician

Leo Tolstoy

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.

Russian Novelist

William Blake

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

English Poet

Henri Nouwen

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

Dutch Clergyman

Amos Bronson Alcott

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

American Educator

Luis Enrique

Messi is the best in the world, even when he is defending.

Spanish Athlete

Garet Garrett

You do not defend a world that is already lost.

American Journalist

George Monbiot

Defending the planet means changing the world.

British Writer

George W. Bush

American President

Fidel Castro

Statesman

Emphasizes safeguarding from physical harm or preventing damage.

Physical Protection

Defending can be proactive or involve unseen preparations.

Not Always Visible

Providing reasons or facts to support a stance in a debate or argument.

Present Evidence

Can involve standing up for beliefs or rights, not just logical points.

Moral Stance

Often associated with deep personal or group convictions and pride.

Emotive Aspect

Involves planning and skillful actions to prevent opponents' success.

Strategic Action

Defense is a collective effort, not just individual.

Team Responsibility

Specific to representing and speaking on behalf of someone in court.

Legal Defense

Not just about proving innocence, also about minimizing consequences.

Beyond Guilt

 and indeed I was moved by it, because I had become a lawyer because I wanted to speak for the voiceless, defend the defenseless, and I'd never realized how voiceless and defenseless the trillions, billions of nonhuman animals are. And I began to work as an animal protection lawyer.

Chimps have feelings and...

 that's the only way that we were going to reach the millions that we were looking at not a couple of thousand but the millions that needed to have a better life so we had political will a new Parliament set up a committee and we defended the money that we were spending

The path toward...

 The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons. When they're triggered by contact, they shoot with an explosive force.

Jellyfish predate...

 And I'd love to be able to tell you that the reason for a lion attacking a hyena is simply to defend its meal, but you know what? Truth is, lions are pretty brutish and they will try and grab and kill just about anything, whether it's a predator or otherwise.

Eternal Adversaries:...

 Others defend universal human rights laws and point at the positive role they have on setting international standards and helping activists in their campaigns. They also point out that not all international human rights instruments are powerless.

What are the universal...

 but with a hundred thousand bats in the same grove of trees things are bound to heat up fights often break out over which branch belongs to whom they defend their turf but they rarely break skin mostly it's just a lot of noisy posturing

Meet the World's Biggest...

 mentally sharp, and emotionally resilient. And it was their absolute duty to defend and promote Sparta at all costs. So in the first years of their lives, children were raised to understand that their loyalty belonged first to Sparta,

This is Sparta: Fierce...

 It particularly targets helper T cells, which help defend the body against bacterial and fungal infections. HIV is a retrovirus, which means it can write its genetic code into the genome of infected cells,

Why it’s so hard to cure...

 Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,

The Atlantic slave...

 and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors hyenas are top of the list when it comes to a lion's enemies a large clan of hyena have been