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By Doing What Our Assailant Least Expects Us To Do, We May Throw Him Completely Off. ... What He Usually Least Suspects Is Instant, Violent Counterattack, So The Principle Of Aggressiveness Is Closely Tied To Threat Of Surprise.

If A Principle Exists It Must Be Immutable, For That Is What A Principle Is - A Truth Standing Apart From The Mood Of The Times.

Personal Weapons Are What Raised Mankind Out Of The Mud, And The Rifle Is The Queen Of Personal Weapons.... Pick Up A Rifle - A Really Good Rifle - And If You Know How To Use It Well, You Change Instantly From A Mouse To A Man, From A Peon To A Caballero, And - Most Significantly - From A Subject To A Citizen.

I Have Long Had A Tendency To Tie Marksmanship To Morality. The Essence Of Good Marksmanship Is Self-control, And Self-control Is The Essence Of Good Citizenship. It Is Too Easy To Say That A Good Shot Is Automatically A Good Man, But It Would Be Equally Incorrect To Ignore The Connection.

Colonialism Has A Bad Reputation In The Modern Context, But Colonial Africa Was A Far Better Place For Both Black And White Before The Colonists Gave Up.