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The 1911 Pistol Remains The Service Pistol Of Choice In The Eyes Of Those Who Understand The Problem. Back When We Audited The Fbi Academy In 1947, I Was Told That I Ought Not To Use My Pistol In Their Training Program Because It Was Not Fair. Maybe The First Thing One Should Demand Of His Sidearm Is That It Be Unfair.

We Learn That Comrade [president Of South Africa Nelson] Mandela Has Announced In A Speech That He Hopes For A Bright Future In South Africa For ‘liberty’ And ‘equality.’ Anyone Who Has Thought About It Realizes That Liberty And Equality Are Antithetical Concepts. You Can Have One, Or You Can Have The Other, But You Certainly Cannot Have Both. As To That, Either Concept Is A Rather Futile Goal. Equality Is Biologically Impossible, And Liberty Is Only Obtainable In Homogeneous Populations Very Thinly Spread.

According To Herodotus, The Ancient Persians Felt That What Was Necessary In The Background Of A Young Man Entering Adulthood Was His Ability To Ride, Shoot Straight, And Speak The Truth. Perhaps We Should Now Grant Our College Degrees To Young Men Who Measure Up To That Standard.

The Conclusions Seem Inescapable That In Certain Circles A Tendency Has Arisen To Fear People Who Fear Government. Government, As The Father Of Our Country Put It So Well, Is A Dangerous Servant And A Fearful Master. People Who Understand History, Especially The History Of Government, Do Well To Fear It. For A People To Express Openly Their Fear Of Those Of Us Who Are Afraid Of Tyranny Is Alarming. Fear Of The State Is In No Sense Subversive. It Is, To The Contrary, The Healthiest Political Philosophy For A Free People.

What Are We Going To Do If Citizens Are Disarmed, And The Government Doesn't Obey Its Own Laws?