In self-defense and in defense of the innocent, cowardice is the only sin. - Dean Koontz
The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil will of the man, the mob and the state. - Tiffany Madison
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense. - Fred Allen
[These]were the legitimate acts of self-defense which had been forced upon the Irish people by English aggression... We did not initiate the war, nor were we allowed to choose the battleground. - Michael Collins
I think it is because I have a habit, when I am bored or disgusted with people of stepping suddenly into my own world and shutting the door. People resent this -- I suppose it is only natural to resent a door being shut in your face. They call it slyness when it is only self-defense. - L.M. Montgomery
I read in self-defense. - Woody Allen
Self-defense was an accepted motive for murder. - Farrah Naseem