A society without firearms is, in the end, a society of dim-witted, collectivist bean farmers.

We have reached the time when it is morally right to "shoot the bastards", but it is not yet practical to do so.

Nut cases only succeed in multiple killings when they can be confident their prospective victims are disarmed.

No government can be trusted, that does not trust its own people with military-style arms of greater weight and power than those possessed by the central government itself.

In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.

Friendship is a strange animal. It only thrives in voluntary enjoyment of each other's company, in the pleasure of nonobligatory connection. I repeat: You owe me nothing.

In a sport that demands compulsion, sometimes the hardest task is having the confidence to rest.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Adversity builds muscle. Adversity creates strength. Adversity, it turns out, is preparation for success.

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

Your needs are big because the Internet is big.

Take something away, and your habits become clear.

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.

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