To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.
Louis L'AmourCarryin' a gun is a chancy thing. Sooner or later a man is put in a position to use it. And a body has to figure that if somebody packs iron he plans to use it when the time comes; and if he draws it out, he plans to shoot.
Louis L'Amour