The conclusions seem inescapable that in certain circles a tendency has arisen to fear people who fear government. Government, as the Father of Our Country put it so well, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. People who understand history, especially the history of government, do well to fear it. For a people to express openly their fear of those of us who are afraid of tyranny is alarming. Fear of the state is in no sense subversive. It is, to the contrary, the healthiest political philosophy for a free people.

On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can.

That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.

If a principle exists it must be immutable, for that is what a principle is - a truth standing apart from the mood of the times.

Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.

Don't try to be fancy. Shoot for the center of mass. The world is full of decent people. Criminals we can do without.

It's a matter of will. If you know that you can keep your head, and that you must keep your head, you probably will keep your head.