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.

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

Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.

Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!

Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better.

It appears that the murder rate inside prisons is ten times higher than that outside prisons. It must be due to all those Kalashnikov rifles that are issued to prisoners upon their incarceration.

Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.

If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.

That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.

I don't believe in miracles, only unexplained facts.

Never be afraid when God brings back your past. Let your memory have its way with you. It is a minister of God bringing its rebuke and sorrow to you.

Write when drunk. Edit when sober. Market it with the persistence of a drug peddler.

Prudence and love are inconsistent; in proportion as the last increases, the other decreases.

Blood!...Blood!... That's a good thing! A ghost who bleeds is less dangerous!

When you interrupt, you've stopped listening. People need to be heard.

There's a crystallization that goes on in a poem which the young man can bring off, but which the middle-aged man can't.

My mother was very protective of her four boys.

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security will show a surplus through 2018 and will not run out of funds until 2042.

Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.