Armed quotes and words of wisdom |  | "Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious,
and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed." | |  | Niccoló Machiavelli
| | | "I am not one of those who believe that a great army is the means of
maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who
form parts of it want to exercise their profession." | | | Woodrow Wilson
| | | "POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation." | | | Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
| | | "We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not
without arms. One cannot shoot with butter but with guns. Probably the
origin of the slogan: Guns or butter." | | | Paul Joseph Goebbels
| | | "Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of
the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young,
how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must
go into actual service on every occasion. The mind that aims at a select
militia, must be influenced by a truly anti-republican principle; and when
we see many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can prevail, no
wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it." | | | Richard Henry Lee
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Interesting Quotes
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.H. L. Mencken - US editor (1880 - 1956)
I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.E.V. Lucas
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