"Specie [gold and silver coin] is the most perfect medium because it will preserve its own level; because, having intrinsic and universal value, it can never die in our hands, and it is the surest resource of reliance in time of war." – Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Wayles Eppes, 1813
“You don’t know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you’ll be awake, you’ll be facing me, and you’ll be armed.” – Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds, Firefly
"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." – General Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?” – One of L.K.O.‘s favorite unattributed Paraprosdokian sentences.
"The Apocalypse will not be televised. But all the semi-finals will probably make YouTube." – SurvivalBlog Reader J. McC.
“Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and [in] all knowledge; Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. …
“Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough. A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.” – Proverbs 28:18-20 (KJV)
“While we despise and discount the most basic and fundamental commandments of God and the foundational law of America, we embrace thousands of manmade regulations and codes that do violence to both – as well as doing violence to our individual liberties.” – Joseph Farah, Too Many Unlawful Laws
“You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.” – One of L.K.O.‘s favorite unattributed Paraprosdokian sentences
“The one thing that can’t be argued with is that the most tactical thing you can do in a gunfight is shoot the other guy first.” – Matt Burkett (IDPA National Champion and five-time MGM Iron Man Three-Gun Champion.)
“The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king, you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils, and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’ ” – from “The Song of the Bird” by Anthony de Mello
"The Constitution says to promote the general welfare, not to provide welfare!" – Lt. Col Allen West
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” – 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (KJV)
Reader C.D.V. found a handy search tool where you can look up your local school and see what toxic chemicals the children are exposed to. It goes on to list what chemicals and what businesses/industries are responsible. This is just one more tool to use when research retreat locales. It also provide further support for my states designated in The American Redoubt. o o o Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large) sent links to a couple of video clips on creative uses for CONEX containers: Concrete reinforced CONEX “wine cellar” and Prefab CONEX cabins. o o o …
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” – Deuteronomy 31:6 (KJV)