attack is the best form of defence

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• Arabic: الهجوم خير وسيلة للدفاع — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Azerbaijani: qara məni basınca mən qaranı basım — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Danish: det bedste forsvar er et angreb — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Danish: angreb er det bedste forsvar — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Finnish: hyökkäys on paras puolustus — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• French: l'attaque est la meilleure défense — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• French: la meilleure défense, c'est l'attaque — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• German: Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Hungarian: a legjobb védekezés a támadás — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Italian: la miglior difesa è l'attacco — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Japanese: 攻撃は最大の防御なり (kōgeki wa saidai no bōgyo nari) — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Norwegian: angrep er det beste forsvar — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Persian: بهترین دفاع حمله است — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Polish: najlepszą obroną jest atak — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Romanian: atacul este cea mai bună apărare — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Russian: лу́чшая защи́та - нападе́ние (lúčšaja zaščíta - napadénije) — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Spanish: la mejor defensa es un buen ataque — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
• Swedish: anfall är bästa försvar — attacking the opposition first is better than waiting