Joining a band of brothers together, a group with one common interest or mission, whether as a company, a team, or a motorcycle club, requires not only a commitment to loyalty but an understanding of self-preservati on as well.
Sonny BargerFreedom is what we all seek, but it's what we do with that freedom that ultimately defines our character. In the end, a man's character cements his fate, good or bad.
Sonny BargerTry to remember the reason you started riding a motorcycle in the first place. For me, it was a couple of things but mostly rebellion.
Sonny BargerYou can't lie down when people come on to use you, you have to stand up for your rights too.
Sonny BargerIf you lie down and let somebody kick you, you're never going to get nowhere. You have to stand up.
Sonny BargerYou can say what you want about all the guns in the country [the USA], all the drugs, all the crime, but we all know 400,000 people a year die of cigarette-related deaths. How many people died of drugs, guns, automobile accidents? You add them all together it doesn't come anywhere near that. Yet they let me smoke and get cancer, and they put me in jail for having drugs. What's going on? The government don't care. It's all about money and job security.
Sonny Barger