Nothing is more revealing than the things we defend.

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A public servant should never defend anything other than the public they serve.

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No institution can exist that purportedly upholds the rule of law by breaking it. No institution that has become the prime offender of citizens rights can claim to protect them. Experience has shown that governments are not immune to corruption and therefore are bound by necessity, when required, to reformation. Prudence dictates corruption abrogates the ability for self correction and so remedy must be accomplished through external means.

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Engineers are like offensive linemen. When you hear their names called, it is generally bad news.

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A sycophant will defend a wrong impression.

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When someone is offended by the truth, remain silent, for your words will only feed their fires of ignorance.

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A silent response can be deafening.

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One of the schemes of the devil is that he has made national identity so strong, the gospel is an offence to it.

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"Why are you offended that she's offended by your manipulation."

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Roses have natural defense,
It does not prick when handled with care,
Its colours are a warm reflection of pure love.
If you are looking for a rose without thorns, clearly it's not a rose you are looking for.

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The legacy of freedom is inscribed by those who envisioned a world liberated from tyranny, dared to challenge the fetters of oppression, and defended the pursuit of dignity and self-determination—ideals we must fervently uphold. -Aloo Denish Obiero

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A defense attorney should be subjective everybody else must be objective.

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From defendant Trump's personal and business organizations, we can see the artistic blending of nepotism and despotism on full display.

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When you walk towards god,he walks towards you. With god you are a Hero, without god you are a zero. No thorny fence for cactus ??
No bridle for donkey ??. No degree or post for an intelligent

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Bringing kids into this pathetic world seems like a criminal offense to me.

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I make mistakes, but I have never ever offended Heaven and reason.

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Truths are often mistaken for being offensive towards others.

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Home is where the heart is. And though little left of mine LIVES, it is DYING to DEFEND it.

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In football, you win with defense . . .
but you lose without offense.

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Weigh your opinions carefully; each will eventually require a defense. Defenses are not known to lead to happiness.

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God rewards the defenders of justice, faith, and freedom with long life to narrate how they defeated tyranny.

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One foot in the boat, one foot in the canoe, and you end up in the river.
— Native American proverb, translation by Michael R. Burch, keywords/tags: Native American, water, river, vacillation, fence-sitting

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Each day I'm plagued by three doles,
These gargantuan weights on my soul:
First, that I must somehow EXIT this fen.
Second, because I cannot know WHEN.
And yet it's the third that torments me so,
Having no way to know where the HELL I will go!
('Ech day me cometh tydinges thre' loose translation by Michael R. Burch; keywords: doles, dolor, tidings, sorrow, pain, depression, lament)

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The defendant was a poet held in many iron restraints
against whom several critics cited numerous complaints.
They accused him of trying to reach the 'common crowd,'
and they said his poems incited recitals far too loud.
('An Obscenity Trial' by Michael R. Burch, keywords: poets, poems, poetry)

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Since no one wishes to become a weakling in the first place, it would make sense to turn to self-defence.
- Mwanandeke Kindembo.

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This is all wrong.
When good sits, on the fence,
and lets bad take over,
good is no longer good.
It is nothing.

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Desde sempre na natureza humana encontramos três causas principais de disputa.
A primeira causa da disputa é a competição. Já a segunda é a timidez que vem seguida da terceira causa que é a cobiça por ninharias.
As pessoas que se enquadram na primeira causa usam a violência para se tornarem donos majoritários dos bens das pessoas. A segunda causa das disputas aparece sob o pretexto de defender outrem.
O terceiro tipo de pessoa que entra nas disputas o faz por cobiça ou ninharias.

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Criamos o mito da outra pessoa perfeita - para nos ajudar a superar, defender ou negar, para transcender a dura realidade.
Entretanto, espere um pouco mais e vai chegar o momento em que você se sentirá confortável com quem você é e com o que você bem-sucedido ou com dificuldades. Quando chega o momento no qual você vai ficar confortável em sua própria pele é o começo da força.

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Um argumento, nunca deve ofender o ouvido, ou ser construído para vencer, sempre deve ser uma fonte de prazer. O prazer do diálogo.
Ninguém é vitorioso ou vitoriosa ao ganhar uma discussão, debate ou mesmo superar obstáculos colocados por outras pessoas interlocutores.
Aquela pessoa que ganha, perde, pois ainda vai nascer no mundo algo tão assustador quanto uma pessoa que perde uma discussão.
Visto de outra forma, se a pessoa que argumenta, se perder, já perdeu de partida.

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Se você é apaixonado pelo que faz, vá em frente de todo o coração e com a máxima disposição.
Se você trabalha duro e aprecia aquilo que faz fique sempre preparada para a qualquer momento você se surpreender com uma oportunidade fenomenal.
Portanto, eu e muitas outras pessoas recomendam: faça sua lição de casa. Esteja sempre pronta. Continue a amar aquilo eu faz e trabalhe mais e mais.

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