The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
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How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without?
You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.
Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.
There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a State function, though effected doubtless with a view to the strengthening of the State, was really and in principle the initiation of the State's destruction.
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict.
You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond.
The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to save yourselves.
The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.