[Hugh the Scot]

Another favorite, this one from Robert Heinlein:

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

[Tomato lover]

Hugh the Scot,

Thanks for this one, too.

Robert Heinlein: An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

Words matter. . .