Weapons Quotes

• I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Funny, Wisdom

  Albert Einstein (2003). “Einstein's 1912 manuscript on the special theory of relativity”, George Braziller

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• We do not have weapons of mass destruction.

  Saddam Hussein

  Mass Destruction, Saddam, Destruction

  Quoted in George Galloway I'm Not the Only One (2004).

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• A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.

  Jet Li

  Motivational, Use, Martial Arts

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• Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.

  Ani DiFranco

  Tools, Ifs

  Ani DiFranco (2011). “Ani DiFranco: Verses”, p.10, Seven Stories Press

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• Knowledge is a Weapon, Jon. Arm yourself well before you ride forth to Battle.

  George R. R. Martin

  Battle, Arms, Wells

  George R. R. Martin (2005). “A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Four”, p.85, Bantam

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• The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

  Wayne LaPierre

  Gun, Guy, Important

  National Rifle Association Press Conference Announcing "National School Shield" Program Following the Newton, Connecticut Shootings, delivered 21 December 2012

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• Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

  Harrison Ford

  War, Kids, Your Side

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• The simple rule about weapons is that if thery can be built, they will be built.

  Robert X. Cringely

  Science, Simple, Built

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• Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.

  Martin Amis

  Enough, Arms Race, Knows

  "Einstein's Monsters". Book by Martin Amis, April 30, 1987.

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• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

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• More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.

  Jose Ramos-Horta

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Courage

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• The biggest hypocrites on gun control are those who live in upscale developments with armed security guards - and who want to keep other people from having guns to defend themselves. But what about lower-income people living in high-crime, inner city neighborhoods? Should such people be kept unarmed and helpless, so that limousine liberals can 'make a statement' by adding to the thousands of gun laws already on the books?

  Thomas Sowell

  Book, Hypocrite, Ghetto

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• Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.

  Mao Zedong

  Military, War, Men

  Zedong Mao (1954). “Selected Works”

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• The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  War, Enemy

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• Force is the weapon of the weak.

  Ammon Hennacy

  Peace, War, Weak

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• The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

  Steven Biko

  Historical, Mind, Human Rights

  "White Racism and Black Consciousness" (paper presented at workshop sponsored by Abe Bailey Institute of Interracial Studies),Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 1971

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  You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

  James Mattis

  Military, Marine Corps, Enemy

  "Eve of Battle Speech". James Mattis' words in a message to the 1st Marine Division, The Weekly Standard, March 1, 2003.

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• They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.

  Saul Alinsky

  Peace, Gun, Government

  Saul Alinsky (2010). “Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals”, p.37, Vintage

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• Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.

  Joe Lieberman

  Wmds In Iraq, Mass Destruction, Air

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• The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness.

  Edward Teller

  Freedom, Democracy, Secrecy

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• I'm not surprised if we begin to uncover the weapons program of Saddam Hussein - because he had a weapons program.

  George W. Bush

  Wmd, Mass Destruction, Iraq

  George W. Bush's remarks after meeting with the Secretary of Defense, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 6, 2003.

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• We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.

  Edward Kennedy

  Wmd, Mass Destruction, Years

  Edward Kennedy's Remarks at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, October 27, 2002.

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• Music is a weapon of the future / music is the weapon of the progressives / music is the weapon of the givers of life

  Fela Kuti

  Giver, Music Is

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• The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

  Niels Bohr

  Political, Democracy, Internet

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• We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.

  Carl Levin

  Mean, Wmds In Iraq, Mass Destruction

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