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“The Nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.”
― Daniel Modell, The Warrior's Manifesto: Ideals for Those Who Protect and Defend

“Reading’s the means by which the lowest man can lift himself from a state of ignorance.”
― John Jakes, The Bastard

“Being allowed to vote does not make a man free.  North Korea allows its people to vote. Saddam Hussein held elections in Iraq. The right to vote is a byproduct of liberty. Man cannot vote for liberty as liberty must come first. Liberty must first be taken; it is secured and protected by men with arms. To believe otherwise is to be childishly naive.” -PGM”
― Paul Markel, Examining the Armed Citizen: the Historic Struggle Between Man and the State for the Control of Small Arms

“But how do you love when you don’t love?” “My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change