“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the enemies of the system will direct all their attacks. Opinion can be so perverted as to cause the false to seem the true; the enemy, a friend, and the friend, an enemy; the best interests of the nation to appear insignificant, and trifles of moment; in a word, the right the wrong, and the wrong the right.” StatesMomentsSeemsGovernmentGivenNationsCausesInterestUnitedOpinionEnemyBreakUnited StatesSocietyConsequenceDirectWeakDefenseInsignificantTriflesWeak Points Author:James F. Cooper
“The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war. But we ought not we will not travel down that hellish path blindly.” MayWarPayPathSacrificeOughtConsequenceLifetimeDefenseOccasionsWages Book:An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer Source: An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer
“Every time the Secretary of Defense tries to get a hand on his many intelligence programs, we hear warnings about the dire consequences to liberty. When you look behind those warnings, what you really see is the CIA trying to preserve its perks.” TryingLooksHandsBehindsLibertyMilitaryConsequenceProgramDefensePreservesWarningSecretaryCiaPerks Author:Mark Riebling
“The true defense against wealth is not a fear of wealth - of its fragility and of the vicious consequences that it can bring - the true defense against wealth is an indifference to money.” WealthMoneyConsequenceDefenseIndifferenceViciousFragility Author:Natalia Ginzburg
“If you are armed with knowledge, if you are aware that certain dynamics are at play then you have options. You can play defense, you can ignore certain person and take the consequences perhaps with a game plan in mind and it goes on, you've increased your options.” IfsMindPersonsPlayCertainGamesPlansGoes OnConsequenceDefenseDynamicsGame Plan Author:Robert Greene
“The coarsening of our culture towards violent death has more consequences than war. Tragically, this same culture has led to the death of 50 million unborn children in the last 40 years. I don't think a civilization can long endure that does not have respect for all human life, born and not yet born. I believe there will come a time when we are all judged on whether or not we took a stand in defense of all life from the moment of conception until our last natural breath.” ThinkingYearsBelieveHumansChildrenLongDoeWarMomentsLastsCultureI BelieveBornNaturalMillionsCivilizationConsequenceBreathsEndureDefenseViolentHuman LifeConceptionJudgedUnbornUnborn ChildViolent Death Author:Rand Paul
“When the lights go out at a power plant sometime in the future, we're going to know that that's a consequence of deprioritizing defense for the sake of an advantage in terms of offense.” KnowsLightTermConsequenceAdvantagePlantSakeDefenseOffensePower Plants Author:Edward Snowden
“After the survivor of the Spanish conquest has told his life's story he is convicted by the Inquisition: He posted no brief in defense or mitigation of his offenses, and when he was most solemnly advised by the Court President of the dire consequences he faced if found guilty, Juan Damasceno volunteered only one comment: "It will mean I do not go to the Christian heaven?" He was told that that would indeed be the worst of his punishments: that he would most assuredly not go to Heaven. At which, his smile sent a thrill of horror through every soul of the Court.” IfsMeanSoulStoriesChristianFoundHeavenPresidentWorstHorrorConsequenceCourtDefensePunishmentGuiltySurvivorCommentOffenseThrillConquestInquisitionJuanHis Smile Author:Gary Jennings
“The growing inequality of wealth and income distribution is both a moral and economic problem. If the wealthy are unwilling to pay more taxes, then this is going to lead to spending cuts. And if you put off the table things like national defense, then you're going to end up cutting more and more out of programs that aid the poor. So, I think there are consequences to this idea that tolerance for inequality requires us to - to just do nothing to make the wealthy contribute a higher share of resources to fund the government.” IfsThinkingIdeasEndsProblemGovernmentWealthPoorPayMoralCuttingGrowingShareEconomicHigherTaxesConsequenceResourcesProgramTablesSpendingDefenseAidsToleranceIncomeInequalityFundWealthyDistributionUnwillingNational DefenseEconomic ProblemsSpending CutsIncome Distribution Author:Bruce Bartlett
“The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and only against those who initiate its use. All the reasons which make the initiation of physical force an evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative. If some "pacifist" society renounced the retaliatory use of force, it would be left helplessly at the mercy of the first thug who decided to be immoral. Such a society would achieve the opposite of its intention: instead of abolishing evil, it would encourage and reward it.” IfsMenFirstsMaySelfReasonUseWould BeLife IsUsedEvilLeftForceMoralAchieveConsequenceDecidedMercyOppositesIntentionRewardsDefenseCivilizedImmoralImperativesSelf DefenseThugPacifistInitiateInitiationCivilized SocietyRight To LifeRetaliationUse Of ForcePhysical Force Author:Ayn Rand
“The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the relative size of your force at the point where you join in battle. You can strike with the few and be many if you strike your adversary in his gaps. Seek out places where the defense is not strict, the place not tightly guarded, the generals weak, the troops disorderly, the supplies are scarce and the forces are isolated.” IfsArtWarForceBattleConsequenceWeakSizeDefenseStrikesGapsRelativeIsolatedTroopsStrictArt Of WarAdversariesSuppliesScarceGuarded Author:Sun Tzu