Quotes by Jeff Cooper

Jeff Cooper

‘Heroism’ is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be commended, but he is not a hero in the classic sense until he deliberately lays his life on the line for a cause he deems to be greater than himself.

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“What would I do if?..” By thinking tactically, we can more easily arrive at correct tactical solutions, and practice – even theoretical practice – tends to produce confidence in our solutions which, in turn, makes it easier for us, and thus quicker, to reach a decision.

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Practice

Thinking

[T]he only thing the United States government ever did about slavery was to abolish it. Perhaps that was a mistake, but I do not feel inclined to apologize for it.

Government

Mistake

United States

A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.

Fine

Gun

Rifles

All the people constitute the militia – according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution to become part of the “well-regulated” militia, specifically to understand and perform well with the individual weapon currently issued to the regular establishment. . . . Thus one who has not qualified himself with the M-16 may not be considered to be a responsible citizen.

Father

Gun

Men

Already a couple of the faithful have sent in checks for a foundation memorial to the innocents who perished at the hands of the ninja at Waco. … I have been criticized by referring to our federal masked men as “ninja” … Let us reflect upon the fact that a man who covers his face shows reason to be ashamed of what he is doing. A man who takes it upon himself to shed blood while concealing his identity is a revolting perversion of the warrior ethic. It has long been my conviction that a masked man with a gun is a target. I see no reason to change that view.

Couple

Gun

Warrior

An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

Gun

Men

Military

Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing.

Doe

Long

Self

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery.

Coward

Honor

Men

Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does exist, and that it exists everywhere and at all times.

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Doe

Environment

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Quotes by Jeff Cooper

Jeff Cooper

‘Heroism’ is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be commended, but he is not a hero in the classic sense until he deliberately lays his life on the line for a cause he deems to be greater than himself.

“What would I do if?..” By thinking tactically, we can more easily arrive at correct tactical solutions, and practice – even theoretical practice – tends to produce confidence in our solutions which, in turn, makes it easier for us, and thus quicker, to reach a decision.

[T]he only thing the United States government ever did about slavery was to abolish it. Perhaps that was a mistake, but I do not feel inclined to apologize for it.

A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.

An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing.

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery.

Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does exist, and that it exists everywhere and at all times.

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