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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.

Jeff Cooper

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Jeff Cooper
Age: 86 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 10
Died: 2006
Died: September 25
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Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.... Pick up a rifle - a really good rifle - and if you know how to use it well, you change instantly from a mouse to a man, from a peon to a caballero, and - most significantly - from a subject to a citizen.
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Under any sort of attack, keep cool. And if you must shoot, shoot with precision.
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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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It seems evident that the basis for civil safety is homogeneity. A culture which is socially uniform is pretty well devoid of informal violence.
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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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'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be commended, but he is not a hero in the classic sense until he deliberately lays his life on the line for a cause he deems to be greater than himself.
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Let us remind ourselves again that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution should be referred to as the Statute of Liberty.
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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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Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.
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Anyone who willfully and maliciously attacks another without sufficient cause jeopardize the lives of others.
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The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware.Be ready.Be alert.
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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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Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun.
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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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