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.

Weapons compound man's power to achieve; they amplify the capabilities of both the good man and the bad, and to exactly the same degree, having no will of their own. Thus we must regard them as servants, not masters - and good servants to good men. Without them, man is diminished, and his opportunities to fulfill his destiny are lessened. An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.

An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

If you must use your hands, use them with all the strength you possess... If you choose to strike, by all means strike hard.

The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor with which you execute it.

Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.