“A man who sees through how to stand on the defensive gets the better of a defeater.”

“Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.”

“Christianity . . . sees the necessity for man to have spiritual values and it shows him how to get at those through physical sacraments.”

“Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.”

“But man by his nature is an unnatural animal. If any creature stands a chance of defeating death, it is man.”

“I don't want a man who stands in front of me, because all I see is his back. I don't want a man to stand behind me, because I'd have to dwell on the past just to see his face. I want a man that stands beside me. An equal that holds my hand through whatever mountains and oceans we may cross. Someone who I can trust. I just want your love.”