Weapons Quotes

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[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power. — Walter Raleigh
Surely no rational or realistic person will discount the possibility that [during wartime] the United States might suddenly resort to nuclear weapons. Those who retain… — Noam Chomsky
Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does not involve nuclear weapons. — Dave Barry
World War II revealed two of the enduring features of the Keynesian Revolution. One was the moral difference between spending for welfare and spending for… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Family and work. Family and work. I can let them be at war, with guilt as their nuclear weapon and mutually assured destruction as their… — Ellen Gilchrist
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. — Pericles
The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The… — Tryon Edwards
Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering. — Pope Benedict XVI
I am sometimes perplexed by people who refer to defensive rifles, or defensive rifle shooting. The defensive arm is the pistol, since you have it… — Jeff Cooper
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,… — Jeff Cooper
The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral… — Jeff Cooper
The one weapon every man, soldier, sailor, or airman should be able to use effectively is the rifle. It is always his weapon of personal… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. — Robert A. Heinlein
Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy. — George Santayana
Power doesn't corrupt. It's neutral. Someone always wants to corrupt power. It's the way a shotgun is not a deadly weapon until someone chooses to… — Steve Ditko
On the morrow of each conflict I gave the categorical order to confiscate the largest possible number of weapons of every sort and kind. — Benito Mussolini
The first step is to take weapons off the streets and to put more police on them. — Hillary Clinton
And it's time as a country that we have an assault weapon ban. — Rahm Emanuel
Our children may save us if they are taught to care properly for the planet; but if not, it may be back to the Ice… — Jimmy Buffett
Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least. — Mark Twain

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