What you do to prevent further felonious assault, as long as the felon is still capable of action, is justified.

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

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.

Anyone who willfully and maliciously attacks another without sufficient cause jeopardize the lives of others.

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.

The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range.

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.