"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim."

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Source : Jeff Cooper (2006). “Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition”, p.44, Paladin Press

Jeff Cooper

#Judging Quotes #Police Quotes #Doe Quotes

“If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism.”
“This god, this one word: I.”
“I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country.”

Source : Louis Riel (1886). “The Queen Vs. Louis Riel: Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason. Report of Trial at Regina.--Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench, Manitoba.--Appeal to the Privy Council, England.--Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict.--List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence, Ottawa”
“What's important to me now is to uphold my good name and achieve a fair court decision - the past cannot be recovered anyway.”
“I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people's psyches.”
“It is useless, after all, to complain against inexorable reality.”
“Peace in international affairs: a period of cheating between periods of fighting”
“Amazing the things you find when you bother to search for them”

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