But, he said, the government was simply trying to defend itself.
A lot of people had died trying to defend it.
He never tried to defend them or account for their lives.
Whatever else might happen, they were going to have to try to defend their home.
He tried to defend himself, but it was too late.
I tried to defend myself, of course, and actually did pretty well.
It isn't wrong to try to defend yourself in any way you have to.
There is no use trying to defend any night club.
I wasn't going to try to defend the system on this one.
But, for the second time tonight, I thought better of trying to defend the way things sometimes work.