There ain't many troubles that a man caint fix With seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
In all history the only bright rays cutting the gloom of oppression have come from men who would rather get hurt than… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
A free man must not be told how to think, either by the government or by social activists. He may certainly be… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons… Pick up a… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence.' I told him that… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Weapons compound man's power to achieve; they amplify the capabilities of both the good man and the bad, and to exactly the… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. The possession of… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
We are somewhat amused by the hysteria manifest in the press at the suggestion by Gordon Liddy that if one is menaced… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
An armed man, especially if he is armed with a firearm, is dangerous as long as he is conscious. Take no chances.… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
It has long been my conviction that a masked man with a gun is a target. I see no reason to change… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Buy ammunition! Remember that a man cannot have too many books, too many wines, or too much ammunition. Our adversaries on the… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
The Germans gathered together ethnic divisions from all over Europe in which men of the same linguistic and cultural background could serve… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated,… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Already a couple of the faithful have sent in checks for a foundation memorial to the innocents who perished at the hands… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
The proliferation of right-to-carry laws throughout the states has drawn plaintive complaints from the criminal element. They feel that it makes their profession too… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
It appears that the murder rate inside prisons is ten times higher than that outside prisons. It must be due to all those Kalashnikov… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Don't try to be fancy. Shoot for the center of mass. The world is full of decent people. Criminals we can do without. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Therefore, if you are attacked, retaliate instantly. Be sudden. Be quick. Speed is your salvation. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police,… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Weapons compound man's power to achieve; they amplify the capabilities of both the good man and the bad, and to exactly the same degree,… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
It has long been my conviction that a masked man with a gun is a target. I see no reason to change that view. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
