"The right of self-defense is the first law of nature; in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest possible limits. … and [when] the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction." – St. George Tucker, Virginia Supreme Court Judge, 1803
"Make preparations in advance… You never have trouble if you are prepared for it." – Theodore Roosevelt
“Harry: Look sweetheart, for the next few weeks survival is going to have to be on an individual level. Ann: What do you want to do, write off the rest of the world? Harry: When civilization gets civilized again, I’ll rejoin.” – Ray Milland, Panic in the Year Zero
"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace–but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me …
“A billion here, and a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” – Senator Everett Dirksen
“Our institutions were not devised to bring about uniformity of opinion; if they had we might well abandon hope. It is important to remember, as has well been said, ‘the essential characteristic of true liberty is that under its shelter many different types of life and character and opinion and belief can develop unmolested and unobstructed.” – Justice Charles Evans Hughes
"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." – President John F. Kennedy
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“These people want our guns because they want to run our lives, and they don’t want to worry about getting shot when they try to do so. When you hear that they’ve confiscated my gun, then you’ll know I’m dead”. – Newspaper columnist Dr. Walter Williams
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct your paths."– Proverbs 3:5-6.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds are against you and only a precious chance of survival. There may be even a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." – Winston Churchill
“Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, But if they mean to have a war, Let it begin here!” – Captain John Parker, Lexington Minute Company, April 19, 1775
"Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought." – Henri Louis Bergson
"If you can be seen, you can be hit. If you can be hit, you can be killed." – The First Law of the Modern Battlefield
“Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘Nice Doggie!’ while you are looking for a rock.” – Will Rogers