thought for the day

[nagarifle]

"always store beer in a dark place"

[Subal das]

more you sweat in training less you bleed in war

-- Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:21 am --

Many a bad habit is developed through over indulgence, and many a good one by chastisement, therefore beat your son as well as your pupil; never indulge them.

Even a pandit comes to grief by giving instruction to a foolish disciple, by maintaining a wicked wife, and by excessive familiarity with the miserable.

A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in the house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.

Canakya

[nagarifle]

St. George Tucker

The following is excerpted from The Right to Arms: Does the Constitution or the Predilection of Judges Reign? by Robert Dowlut (Copyright © 1983 Oklahoma Law Review).

Saint George Tucker (1752-1828) served as a colonel in the Virginia militia, was wounded in the Revolutionary War, was a law professor at William and Mary, and later was a justice on the Virginia Supreme Court from 1804 to 1811. He was also a friend of Thomas Jefferson. In 1803 he published a five-volume edition of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England.

To Blackstone's listing of the "fifth and last auxiliary right of the subject ... that of having arms ... suitable to their condition and degree, and such as are allowed by law," Tucker in a footnote added: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." He cited the second amendment, noting that it is "without any qualification as to their condition or degree, as is the case in the British government." He added: "Whoever examines the forest, and game laws in the British code, will readily perceive that the right of keeping arms is effectually taken away from the people of England." In discussing the second amendment, Tucker wrote:

"This may be considered as the true palladium of liberty .... The right of self defence is the first law of nature: in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any colour or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction. In England, the people have been disarmed, generally, under the specious pretext of preserving the game: a never failing lure to bring over the landed aristocracy to support any measure, under that mask, though calculated for very different purposes. True it is, their bill of rights seems at first view to counteract this policy: but the right of bearing arms is confined to protestants, and the words suitable to their condition and degree, have been interpreted to authorize the prohibition of keeping a gun or other engine for the destruction of game, to any farmer, or inferior tradesman, or other person not qualified to kill game. So that not one man in five hundred can keep a gun in his house without being subject to a penalty."

Tucker thus merged self-defense, prevention of standing armies, and protection from oppression all into a single concept--the generalized right of keeping and bearing arms as protected by the second amendment.

[nagarifle]

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head

[gunnera4]

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head

"nay said the cannoneer, on the castle wall, iron, cold iron, shall be master of you all"

[nagarifle]

WARNING: Do Not Read This if You Have Moral, Ethical Or Religious Reasons Forcing You To Cower Helplessly While Someone Attacks You, Your Wife Or Your Kids...

sign i saw while back.

[Subal das]

drive slowly - death is very permanent

sing on the back of the track in USA during WW2

[nagarifle]

People often seek answers to questions and look for information from others, not realizing that they have the answers themselves.

Their “true” self holds the answer … unlocking that answer in ways that allow them to stay true to themselves is what allows them to move forward.

[nagarifle]

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” — German Motto

[Steve007]

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” — German Motto

I'm not sure you can lose your character, but you can certainly reveal it.

[nagarifle]

“One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you.” — Dennis A. Peer

[nagarifle]

Your heaviest artillery will be your will to live. Keep that big gun going.
Norman Cousins

[nagarifle]

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
Abraham Lincoln

[nagarifle]

Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.
Mother Teresa

[nagarifle]

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
Maya Angelou