If the Indians protested, or tried to defend their land, they were destroyed with crushing force.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

After all it's very easy to defend the rights for people to speak who you agree with.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The point is to defend the rights of people you don't agree with. That's the idea of a democracy, that all opinions are heard,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

which could "possibly prevent war and defend peace." He said Pyongyang would react to "dialogue with dialogue" but warned it would respond to "sanctions by strengthening its nuclear deterrence."

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

It also said the United States recognizes a government's right to defend itself from attacks by terrorist groups, but that it expects both state and non-state actors to comply with international legal obligations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22