A Quote by Carl von Clausewitz

The best form of defense is attack.

Carl von Clausewitz

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Carl von Clausewitz
German - Military man
June 1, 1780 - November 16, 1831

The object of defense is preservation; and since it is easier to hold ground than to take it, defense is easier than attack. But defense has a passive purpose: preservation; and attack a positive one: conquest.... If defense is the stronger form of war, yet has a negative object, it follows that it should be used only so long as weakness compels, and be abandoned as soon as we are strong enough to pursue a positive object.

Carl von Clausewitz

Defense is attack, attack is defense, each being the cause and result of the other.

Bruce Lee

Defense is the stronger form with the negative object, and attack the weaker form with the positive object.

Ernest Hemingway

Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense

Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Forgiveness is like the martial arts of consciousness. In Aikido and, other martial arts, we sidestep our attackers force rather than resisting it. The energy of the attack then boomerangs back in the direction of the attacker. Our power lies in remaining nonreactive. Forgiveness works in the same way. When we attack back, and defense is a form of attack, we initiate a war that no one can win.

Marianne Williamson

Isn't the best defense always a good attack?

Ovid

Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.

Sun Tzu

[Experts in cybersecurity] will also establish a training program for all government employees to make certain that they understand what defenses are available and utilize them, along with a continuing education program so everyone is aware of the newest methods of both attack and defense. That means attack and defense.

Donald Trump

They never talked about my defense. But every coach I've played for, I make them say 'Oh, I didn't know about your defense. We're going to put you on the best players. And the other team thinks that you're not good, so they're going to attack you. But we love that.'

Danilo Gallinari

Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.

Steven Pressfield

You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Therefore, that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

Sun Tzu

The best form of defense is to have the ball.

Cafu

The best form of self defense is to become invisible... If you can't do that learn Wing Chun!

Wong Shun Leung

They say that the best form of defence is attack, but maybe I have to take a look at how I defend.

Kyle Walker

Let us hope our weapons are never needed - but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny.

Edward Abbey

As the name of the agency suggests, 'Department of Defense,' the defense refers to the United States of America - not the defense of South Korea, not the defense of Ukraine, not the defense of Syria or Germany.

Ann Coulter

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