“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
rainynorthwest has written 7 entries about this goal
“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. If we want the Arms Act to be repealed, if we want to learn the use of arms, here is a golden opportunity. If the middle classes render voluntary help to Government in the hour of its trial, distrust will disappear, and the ban on possessing arms will be withdrawn.”
“No kingdom can be secure otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave.”
“In prison, I fell in love with my country I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn’t until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her.”
