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Jeff Cooper Quotes: In all history the only bright rays cutting the gloom of oppression have come from men who would rather get hurt than give in.
         

In all history the only bright rays cutting the gloom of oppression have come from men who would rather get hurt than give in.


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Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better.



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It appears that the murder rate inside prisons is ten times higher than that outside prisons. It must be due to all those Kalashnikov rifles that are issued to prisoners upon their incarceration.



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Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.



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If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.



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That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.



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A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.



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