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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. - Calvin Coolidge For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against. - Niccolo Machiavelli (Macchiavelli) In cases of defense 'tis best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems. So the proportions of defense are filled; Which of a weak and niggardly projection Doth, like a miser, spoil his coat with scanting A little cloth. - William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry the Fifth (Dauphin at II, iv) We must take care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture. - George Washington
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