Jeff Cooper Inspirational Quotes (57)

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

The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.

It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.

Under any sort of attack, keep cool. And if you must shoot, shoot with precision.

By doing what our assailant least expects us to do, we may throw him completely off. ... what he usually least suspects is instant, violent counterattack, so the principle of aggressiveness is closely tied to threat of surprise.

Buy ammunition! Remember that a man cannot have too many books, too many wines, or too much ammunition. Our adversaries on the other side are reaching for the excuse of lead poisoning. If they can push that idea through, you may wind up still owning your guns but without anything to shoot in them.

Without the institution of slavery, civilization would never have been achieved, for no one could ever have done anything intellectual if he had to spend all his time hewing and digging and fighting.

Your physical safety is up to you, as it really always has been.

It seems evident that the basis for civil safety is homogeneity. A culture which is socially uniform is pretty well devoid of informal violence.