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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
Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have read more
Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of read more
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness
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 like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
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.
I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun
I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun
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...