"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 "There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." -- Henry D. Thoreau "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -- George Santayana "You cannot legislate evil into non-existance." -- Unknown "The underlying principal is this: claims that lack evidence and run contrary to experience must be meet with skepticism." -- Ryan Shaffer "Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for!" -- Will Rogers "Libertarians focus narrowly on the injustices found in the concentration of power in governments, but they fail to recognize that same injustice in the wealthy and elite who have just as much coercive (political) power. The libertarian ethos of protecting person, property and liberty against force makes them blind to the injustices that arise from manipulations which aren't technically physical force, but just as coercive and just as unethical." -- Evan Dagger "Our civilization is still in a middle stage, no longer wholly guided by instinct, not yet wholly guided by reason." -- Theodore Dreiser "Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." -- Eric Hoffer "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." -- George Orwell on a BBC broadcast, April 4, 1942
For some reason, many people get confused with the grammar and structure of the Second Amendment's wording. They have said that the first part "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state . . ." restricts the second part, so that only the militia has the "right to keep and bear arms." Try this one. "A well-educated people, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed." Now, ask them if this means that only well-educated people could keep and read books, or does it mean that everyone can have books as a means to produce a well-educated people. -- Tom Gresham
Debrief... - What happened? - What went right? - What wend wrong? - What happened? -- From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF5hDwZa7-0 (A Stealth Pilot's Secrets of Success)