Amit Shah Quotes

This resolution simply says Israel has the right to defend itself. This includes conducting operations both inside its borders and in the territory of nations that threaten it, which is in accordance with international law.

I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.

If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.

Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves.

Self-defense … is not limited to the mere defense, when attacked, of continental United States. It covers all our possessions, all our rights; the right to take such steps as will prevent danger to the United States.

Any nation has the right and will indeed defend herself.

To be called a sovereign nation, a nation has to be able to control its own borders. It is controlling your own destiny in a way, and we don't control our own borders.

When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.

If Israel sees weapons moving toward its border, it acts.

Israel has a right to defend itself.

Sovereign countries have the right, and I would argue the responsibility of securing their borders and controlling who comes and goes in their country. All sovereign countries have that right. We have not exercised that right.

Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure the security of its citizens - are presented by those who hate Israel as aggressive, Nazi-like steps.

As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?

The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.

Usually Mexico, or always Mexico has defended itself and its territory.

Every nation has an undoubted right to provide for its own safety, and to take due precaution against distant as well as impending danger. The right of self-preservation is paramount to all other considerations

We do not want a single foot of foreign territory; but of our territory we shall not surrender a single inch to anyone.

There is no probability that we shall again be called upon to defend our Territory [the New Mexico Territory[ against hostile invasion.

Drone attacks are against the national sovereignty and a challenge for the country's autonomy and independence. Therefore, we won't tolerate these attacks in our territorial jurisdictions.

Missile strikes - or any other such action - against a sovereign nation is an act of war.

We never want to expand our borders... but I can say that our security forces and defence forces possess all the might to protect our borders.

Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing.

The simple truth is that we've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive.

We have no country if we have no border.

A country without a border is like a person in a house without a front door. Anybody can enter and you cannot ask anybody to leave.