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Men Quotes by Jeff Cooper
- An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.
- I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good…
- Already a couple of the faithful have sent in checks for a foundation memorial to the innocents who perished at the hands of the ninja…
- Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. The possession of a good rifle,…
- According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his ability to ride,…
- Buy ammunition! Remember that a man cannot have too many books, too many wines, or too much ammunition. Our adversaries on the other side are…
- All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution to become part…
- The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.
- 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, having…
- Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated, but one thing…
- Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared…
- An armed man, especially if he is armed with a firearm, is dangerous as long as he is conscious. Take no chances. Put him out.
- We are somewhat amused by the hysteria manifest in the press at the suggestion by Gordon Liddy that if one is menaced by bad guys…
- In all history the only bright rays cutting the gloom of oppression have come from men who would rather get hurt than give in.
- A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.
- There ain't many troubles that a man caint fix With seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six.
- The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil…
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