"When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they respect me."

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Source : "Fictional character: Andy Taylor". TV Series "The Andy Griffith Show", 1960-1968.

Andy Griffith

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