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Aggressiveness carries with it an incalculable moral edge in any combat, offensive or defensive.
Jeff Cooper
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Jeff Cooper
Age: 86 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 10
Died: 2006
Died: September 25
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If a felon attacks you and lives, he will reasonably conclude that he can do it again. By submitting to him, you not only imperil your own life, but you jeopardize the lives of others.
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Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
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Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun.
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A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.
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One of the notable aspects of the democratic process is that one need not know anything about a subject in order to pass laws about it.
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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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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.
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Beware the man with one gun. He can probably use it.
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The perfect fight is one that is over before the loser really understands what is going on. The perfect defense is a counterattack that succeeds before the assailant discovers that he has bitten off more than he can chew.
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According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his ability to ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth. Perhaps we should now grant our college degrees to young men who measure up to that standard.
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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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One cannot legislate the maniacs off the street... these maniacs can only be shut down by an armed citizenry. Indeed bad things can happen in nations where the citizenry is armed, but not as bad as those which seem to be threatening our disarmed citizenry in this country at this time.
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The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.
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Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.
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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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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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There ain't many troubles that a man caint fix With seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six.
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Speed is the absolute essence of any form of combat
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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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The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.
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