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• My father wanted me to learn self-defense, so I enrolled in the Academy and loved it from the start.

  Paige VanZant

  Father, Self, Defense

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• Self-defense is only an illusion, a dark cloak beneath which lurks a razor-sharp dagger waiting to be plunged into the first unwary victim. Whoever declares that any weapon manufactured today, whether it be a nuclear missile or a .38 special, is created for self-defense should look a little more closely at his own image in the mirror. Either he is a liar or is deceiving himself.

  Wong Shun Leung

  Liars, Dark, Mirrors

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• In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

  Loretta Young

  Self, Silence, Defense

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• We got victims out there that are getting shot four and five times, point blank range. That's not self-defense. You're not going to tell me that's self-defense.

  Jesse Ventura

  Self, Defense, Four

  "Former governor Jesse Ventura talks about new books ‘Marijuana Manifesto’ and ‘Shit Politicians Say,’ plus much more". Interview with Michelle Tompkins, thecelebritycafe.com. September 1, 2016.

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• The Second Amendment does protect the right to people to possess weapons for self-defense in the home. That's what the Supreme Court said.

  Laurence Tribe

  Home, Self, People

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• Part of why I was attracted to the idea of owning a gun was self-defense, and part of it was that I've been fascinated by guns since I was a little kid, and I want to play with them. It seems like a lot of fun.

  Jonathan Gottschall

  Fun, Kids, Gun

  "A Talk With The Savage English Professor". Interview with Sam Harris, www.thedailybeast.com. March 5, 2015.

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• At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?

  Dan Gelber

  Self, Defense, Judgment

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• I can write no other than this: unless we use the weapons of the spirit, denying ourselves and taking up our cross and following Jesus, dying with Him and rising with Him, men will go on fighting, and often from the highest motives, believing that they are fighting defensive wars for justice and in self-defense against present or future aggression.

  Dorothy Day

  Jesus, War, Believe

  Dorothy Day, Peter Day (1999). “On Pilgrimage”, p.51, A&C Black

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• The revolution must end and the republic must begin. In our constitution, right must take the place of duty, welfare that of virtue, and self-defense that of punishment. Everyone must be able to prevail and to live according to one's own nature.

  Georg Buchner

  Self, Punishment, Defense

  "Danton's Death". Play by Georg Büchner, Act I, 1835.

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• I had it then. Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.

  S. E. Hinton

  Fun, Real, Pride

  S.E. Hinton (2016). “The Outsiders 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.110, Penguin

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• I read in self-defense.

  Woody Allen

  Self, Defense

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• I felt the need to clarify we were there for the self defense class, in case he also taught about dog breeding or riding the high seas.

  Richelle Mead

  Dog, Self, Sea

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• I used to be someone who would not even tread on an ant. But this is a war for honor and self-defense. A 100 percent elimination policy (by Ankara of the Kurds) has forced me to defense and it has become a glorious defense of a people.

  Abdullah Ocalan

  War, Self, People

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• Only in time of fear is government thrown back to its primitive and sole function of self-defense and the many interests of which it is the guardian become subordinate to that.

  Jane Addams

  Fear, Government, Self

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• In fact, if law were restricted to protecting all persons, all liberties, and all properties; if law were nothing more than the organized combination of the individual's right to self-defense; if law were the obstacle, the check, the punisher of all oppression and plunder - is it likely that we citizens would then argue much about the extent of the franchise?

  Frederic Bastiat

  Self, Law, Liberty

  Frederic Bastiat (2006). “The Law”, p.14, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

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• On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can.

  Jeff Cooper

  Serious, Harm, Instant

  Jeff Cooper (2006). “Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition”, p.32, Paladin Press

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• Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious coldness which the world forces us to wear in self-defense, and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts. It is the spot where expressions of tenderness gush out without any sensation of awkwardness and without any dread of ridicule.

  Frederick William Robertson

  Communication, Home, Heart

  Frederick William Robertson (1872). “Sermons Preached at Brighton: By the Late Rev. Frederick W. Robertson ...”

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• The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to disarm the people. Such a flagitious attempt could only be made under some general pretense by a state legislature. But if in any blind pursuit of inordinate power, either should attempt it, this amendment may be appealed to as a restraint on both.

  William Rawle

  Gun, Power, People

  "A view of the Constitution of the United States of America". Book by William Rawle, 1829.

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• We all recognize that Colorado and our nation have a long and storied tradition of gun ownership for hunting, outdoor recreation and self-defense. However, I am not convinced that combat weapons are necessarily part of that heritage.

  Mark Udall

  Hunting, Gun, Self

  "Sens. Mark Udall, Michael Bennet Call For Stricter Gun Control Laws". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 21, 2012.

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• All art is an intensely vulnerable gesture, and it is made with no small amounts of risk, and fear. So, I have plenty of sympathy for self-defense mechanisms, especially among artists.

  Steven Erikson

  Art, Self, Risk

  "Why Did You Bother Telling Me That?: Steven Erikson Talks with Peter Orullian". Interview with Peter Orullian, www.tor.com. August 13, 2012.

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• Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing.

  Jeff Cooper

  Self, Long, Doe

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• It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's an art, not a sport.

  Elvis Presley

  Sports, Art, Yoga

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• Therefore, if you are attacked, retaliate instantly. Be sudden. Be quick. Speed is your salvation.

  Jeff Cooper

  Speed, Salvation, Ifs

  Jeff Cooper (2006). “Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition”, p.32, Paladin Press

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• Keep a journal, and learn how to see how you as an individuals sees information so you can learn your own sign language. Meditate and practice psychic self defense and surrounding yourself with prayer

  John Edward

  Prayer, Self, Psychics

  Biography/Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.

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• I'M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty as an officer of the law and killed Michael Brown in self defense like any of us would in the circumstance. Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job. What a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.

  Benjamin Watson

  Jobs, Men, Self

  Benjamin Watson (2015). “Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us.”, p.15, NavPress

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