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First Quotes by L. Neil Smith
- Reread that pesky first clause of the Second Amendment. It doesn't say what any of us thought it said. What it says is that infringing…
- It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its way. The reality is that,…
- As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.
- I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other reason than that I value, exercise, and defend my rights…
- The main problem is that for a boycott to be effective, you must first persuade thousands - maybe even millions of others - to go…
- The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today…
- In order for a government to act humanely towards someone, it must first act inhumanely towards someone else
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- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
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- Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. — Richard Armour
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