War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other.

Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.

Defiance is beautiful. The defiance of power, especially great or overwhelming power, exalts and glorifies the rebel.

Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Of course, people with guns kill more people. But that's only natural. It's hard. But it's fair.

Only the half-mad are wholly alive.

The Latino military fare badly when they stumble into war with the gringos. But in the torture, murder, and massacre of their own people, they have always performed with brilliance and elan.

There has never been a day in my life when I was not in love.