Famous quotes containing the words god and/or defend:
“Too slow, the wagons of years,
The oxen of days—too glum.
Our god is the god of speed,
Our heart—our battle-drum.”
—Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930)
“Government exists to defend the weak and the poor and the injured party; the rich and the strong can better take care of themselves.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)