DEFENSE

Related Subjects: Defiance, Resistance, War

1. What boots it at one gate to make defence,
   And at another to let in the foe?—MILTON, Samson Agonistes
   

2. Nothing would damp the enemy's spirit more than to see the country turned out against him. He knows the strength of our army—regular militia and reserve—and will come prepared to meet and may hope to beat it. But how penetrate or subdue a country where the population are armed and opposed to him?—SIR JOHN MOORE, when Napoleon threatened invasion of England
   

3. Millions for defence, but not one cent for tribute.—C. C. PINCKNEY
   

4. But we build and defend not for our generation alone. We defend the foundations laid by our fathers. We build a life for generations yet unborn. We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.—FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Fireside Chat, May 26, 1940
   

5. Defense cannot be static. Defense must grow and change from day to day. Defense must be dynamic and flexible, an expression of the vital forces of the nation and of its resolute will to meet whatever challenge the future may hold.—FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Message to Congress, May 16, 1940
   

6. An effective defense by its very nature requires the equipment to attack an aggressor on his route before he can establish strong bases within the territory of American vital interests.—FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Message to Congress, May 16, 1940