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> [Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches the whole people by its example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/our-government-is-the-potent-the-omnipresent-teacher-for-good-or-ill/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

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## More by Timothy McVeigh

> [Based on observations of the policies of my own government, I viewed this action as an acceptable option.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/based-on-observations-of-the-policies-of-my-own-government-i-viewed/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I do believe in a God, yes. But that's as far as I want to discuss. If I get too detailed on some things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-do-believe-in-a-god-yes-but-that-s-as-far-as-i-want-to-discuss-if-i/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and I will…I have come to peace with myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-have-sworn-to-uphold-and-defend-the-constitution-against-all/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I wish to use the words of Justice Brandeis dissenting in Olmstead to speak for me. He wrote, 'Our government is the potent, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-wish-to-use-the-words-of-justice-brandeis-dissenting-in-olmstead-to/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches the whole people by its example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/our-government-is-the-potent-the-omnipresent-teacher-for-good-or-ill/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [After living on the edge, the adrenalin, some people in the military get addicted. Anything else seem boring. They have to have the excitement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/after-living-on-the-edge-the-adrenalin-some-people-in-the-military/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [If there is a hell, then I'll be in good company with a lot of fighter pilots who also had to bomb innocents to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/if-there-is-a-hell-then-i-ll-be-in-good-company-with-a-lot-of-fighter/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [You can't handle the truth. Because the truth is, I blew up the Murrah building and isn't it kind of scary that one man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/you-can-t-handle-the-truth-because-the-truth-is-i-blew-up-the-murrah/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I have great respect for human life. My decision to take human life at the Murrah Building – I did not do it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-have-great-respect-for-human-life-my-decision-to-take-human-life-at/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I explain this not for publicity, nor seeking to win an argument of right or wrong, I explain so that the record is clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-explain-this-not-for-publicity-nor-seeking-to-win-an-argument-of/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I was raised Catholic. I was confirmed Catholic (received the sacrament of confirmation). Through my military years, I sort of lost touch with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-was-raised-catholic-i-was-confirmed-catholic-received-the-sacrament/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [It might have changed my whole plan of operation if I'd read that one first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/it-might-have-changed-my-whole-plan-of-operation-if-i-d-read-that-one/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [Additionally, borrowing a page from U.S. foreign policy, I decided to send a message to a government that was becoming increasingly hostile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/additionally-borrowing-a-page-from-u-s-foreign-policy-i-decided-to/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [I understand what they felt in Oklahoma City. I have no sympathy for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/i-understand-what-they-felt-in-oklahoma-city-i-have-no-sympathy-for/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

> [Do we have to shed blood to reform the current system? I hope it doesn't come to that! But it might.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-mcveigh/do-we-have-to-shed-blood-to-reform-the-current-system-i-hope-it-doesn/)

[Timothy McVeigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-mcveigh/)

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