The phrase 'defend the truth' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone taking action to protect the truth, to stand up for what is right, or to protect someone who is telling the truth. For example: "He was determined to defend the truth, no matter the cost."
There's a difference between speaking truth to power and seizing power to defend the truth.
"It's not like, 'Well, we have to get out there and defend the truth,' " Mrs. Mikkelson added.
"The basis of this protest is to defend the truth, to simply say the truth," Mr. Radasinovic said.
It must be out there at least trying to defend the truth without subterfuge against the lies of dictators and extremists everywhere.
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Even if, as the skeptic says, we can't defend the truth of our principles without circularity, we might still be able to show that some are better than others.
The meat of the play lies in the conflicts that tear at Galileo's soul as he must decide how willing he is to suffer -- and perhaps die -- to defend the truths of science against the tenets of the church.
Arnauld claims, in effect, to set forth the gist of Descartes' philosophy, but he did not hesitate to replace parts of Descartes' philosophy with different though related propositions, especially when doing so made Descartes a more reliable ally in what Arnauld took to be his primary task, to defend the truths of the faith.
For if it is theological, it must be decided principally by authority, whereas if it is philosophical, it must be decided principally by reason".[2] According to Arnauld, the chief purpose of theology is to defend the truths revealed by God through Sacred Scripture and the teaching tradition of the Church.
Mr. Capriles responded in a series of messages posted on his Twitter account, saying that he was being fined "for saying and defending the truth".
Instead, the organization says in its literature that the issue is deeper, that church leaders are not defending "the truth of the Bible".
