Jeff Cooper Quotes

[T]he only thing the United States government ever did about slavery was to abolish it. Perhaps that was a mistake, but I do not feel inclined to apologize for it.

Aggressiveness carries with it an incalculable moral edge in any combat, offensive or defensive.

It may be that there is such a thing as racial memory, and it is supported by the undeniable observation that the goblins will get you if you don't watch out.

Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.

It has long been my conviction that a masked man with a gun is a target. I see no reason to change that view.

In all history the only bright rays cutting the gloom of oppression have come from men who would rather get hurt than give in.

If I wasn't a trader, I would probably be in the film business in some capacity and writing in some other form. I went to NYU Film School and London Film School.

It seems evident that the basis for civil safety is homogeneity. A culture which is socially uniform is pretty well devoid of informal violence.

Speed is the absolute essence of any form of combat

It's a matter of will. If you know that you can keep your head, and that you must keep your head, you probably will keep your head.

Therefore, if you are attacked, retaliate instantly. Be sudden. Be quick. Speed is your salvation.

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

Let your attacker worry about his life. Don't hold back. Strike no more after he is incapable of further action, but see that he is stopped.

The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.

Beware the man with one gun. He can probably use it.

It's human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.

Colonialism has a bad reputation in the modern context, but Colonial Africa was a far better place for both black and white before the colonists gave up.

It appears that the Soviets are now going to allow prayer in school. One wonders how soon the United States will catch up.

Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen.

Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.

Without the institution of slavery, civilization would never have been achieved, for no one could ever have done anything intellectual if he had to spend all his time hewing and digging and fighting.

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.

It is okay to cut your wife's throat as long as you are rich, famous—and black.