When the citizens of a nation will no longer volunteer to defend it, then it is probably not worth saving. No nation has the right to survive with conscript troops, and in the long run, no nation ever has.

The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.

Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.

Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing the risks you can't avoid. This permits you to play out the game untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.

When the citizens of a nation will no longer volunteer to defend it, then it is probably not worth saving. No nation has the right to survive with conscript troops, and in the long run, no nation ever has.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.