Stand your ground;
don’t fire unless fired upon,
but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
“don’t fire unless fired upon”
Old samurai rule of thumb: he who attacks first loses.
(And I mean real attack, not rhetoric.)
Remember it was the British who made the first move to disarm the Patriots.
Remember it was the South that fired on Fort Sumpter.
Do not cross the line first. Keep the high ground.