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

VOA: special.2010.04.01

At the same time, Aristotle agrees with those who defend the thesis of natural slavery.

亚里士多德同时也赞同,那些捍卫自然奴役的论点。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

And his basic rights were seen to be absolute, for nothing must interfere with the right of each individual to defend his life, liberty, and property.

人的基本权利被视作每个个体都绝对拥有的,任何事物都无法干涉的,自卫,自由,财产的权利

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

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

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

If you were to defend the easy pass and he goes through the easy pass, he will get into your country with one battalion and that's the same as he would have got if he went through the hard pass.

如果你们都选择的是平坦之途,那么他攻入你的国家时他只剩一个营,这与他选择崎岖之途别无二致

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

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