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“The long existence of the Roman Empire had everything to do with the legions. While the legions were strong, Rome was strong. Conversely, the disintegration of the Late Empire had everything to do with the disintegration of the legions as effective fighting forces.”
― Legions of Rome: The definitive history of every Roman legion
― Legions of Rome: The definitive history of every Roman legion
“The fear of the violent and the lawless is no less a tyranny than the edicts that come from the Emperor’s throne.”
― Allegiance
― Allegiance
“Man fights with his mind. His hands and his weapons are simply extensions of his will, and one of the fallacies of our era is the notion that equipment is the equivalent of force.”
― To Ride, Shoot Straight, And Speak The Truth
― To Ride, Shoot Straight, And Speak The Truth
“Where the Jedi courted power, the Sith lusted after it; where the Jedi believed they knew the truth, the Sith possessed it. Owned by the dark side, they ultimately became their knowledge.”
― Darth Plagueis
― Darth Plagueis
“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”
― The Art of the Rifle
― The Art of the Rifle
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