"I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was 9 and a single barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10."

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Jon Meacham

#Father Quotes #Gun Quotes #Rifles Quotes

“There is nothing more terrifying than the absoluteness of one who believes he's right.”
“Only the suppressed word is dangerous.”
“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”
“Human beings take social stances, and if you’re respectful of all human beings, you have to decide what you’re going to do and why you’re going to do it.”
“Do not try to paint the grandiose thing. Paint the commonplace so that it will be distinguished.”
“Truth is not what I say it is, and not what you think it is. Truth is what God's word says it is.”
“Time goes by slowly when you spend it waiting.”

Source : Jessi Kirby (2014). “Golden”, p.197, Simon and Schuster
“The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.”

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