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A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent.
Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent.
It's not enough to be able to pick up a sword. You have to know which end to poke into read more
It's not enough to be able to pick up a sword. You have to know which end to poke into the enemy.
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts
Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is the human will as inert read more
Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is the human will as inert as the past two world-wide wars would indicate?
The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there cannot be good laws where read more
The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there cannot be good laws where there are not good arms... where there are good arms there must be good laws...
I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun
I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun
The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good read more
The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms - you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow