Circumstances Quote by Massad Ayoob

“Deadly Force should ONLY be used if you reasonably believe that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to…

— Col Ben Findley

“deadly force must be recognized as a LAST RESORT for use only when you need to save your LIFE.”

— Col Ben Findley

“[A] person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:             (1) He or she reasonably…

— Lisa Bloom

Whoever, to whatever purpose or extent, initiates the use of force, is a killer acting on the premise of death in a manner wider…

— Ayn Rand

“The argument of danger only applies to those who live in relative safety. (The Power and the Glory)”

— Graham Greene

“Deadly force must always be a last resort.”

— Massad Ayoob

A half century ago Herbert Wechsler could justify the legal right of deadly force self-defense in terms of the "universal judgment that there is…

— Don Kates

“It is easy to sanctify policies or identities by the deaths of victims. It is less appealing, but morally more urgent, to understand the…

— Timothy Snyder

“Danger is what makes life precious. Death is the constant danger of life.”

— Clarice Lispector

“However, I am PREPARED to respond with force as necessary and without hesitation as a last resort, if necessary to protect lives and great…

— Col Ben Findley

“Life is always dangerous—never forget that. In the end, perhaps, not only great natural forces, but the work of our own hands may destroy…

— Agatha Christie

“Human beings have freedom toward death and the right to death, in the sense of sacrifice, but only when the good sought through sacrifice,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer