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The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.
Jeff Cooper
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Jeff Cooper
Age: 86 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 10
Died: 2006
Died: September 25
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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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When under attack, it is necessary to evaluate the situation and to decide instantly upon a proper course of action, to be carried out immediately with all the force you can bring to bear. He who hesitates is indeed lost. Do not soliloquize. Do not delay. Be decisive.
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A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.
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An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.
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On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can.
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Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.
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It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.
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The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well-supplied with ammunition.
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Therefore, if you are attacked, retaliate instantly. Be sudden. Be quick. Speed is your salvation.
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Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen.
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If you must use your hands, use them with all the strength you possess... If you choose to strike, by all means strike hard.
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Anyone who appears to be triggered out of watchfulness and into action by your appearance must be explained. Anyone observing you carefully must be explained. Anyone whose behavior seems to be geared to yours must be explained. If the explanation does not satisfy you, be ready to take appropriate defensive action.
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There ain't many troubles that a man caint fix With seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six.
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If it is ever your misfortune to be attacked, alertness will have given you a little warning, decisiveness will have given you a proper course to pursue, and if that course is to counterattack, carry it out with everything you've got! Be indignant. Be angry. Be aggressive.
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Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.
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The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.
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Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
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If I wasn't a trader, I would probably be in the film business in some capacity and writing in some other form. I went to NYU Film School and London Film School.
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It has long been my conviction that a masked man with a gun is a target. I see no reason to change that view.
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Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated, but one thing is sure - any man who covers his face and packs a gun is a legitimate target for any decent citizen.
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