When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
So there's nobody that agrees with me in going back in to end the threat besides 0317? Where are my sheepdogs at?!
“Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
“Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
Oderint dum metuant
"Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks your life seeks my life, but with me you shall be safe.” 1 Samuel 22:23
“This gun is liberty; hold for certain that the day when you no more have it, you will be returned to slavery.” – Toussaint L’Ouverture
"It is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6" ...or for someone else to be on your watch. That is part of my ethos.
“Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
“Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
Interesting. Can you tell us the whole story? Did he use a gun? Was the husband who was beating his wife killed?
“Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
“Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
You can't do that if your whole decision making process is based on what the repercussions may be rather than assessing the situation in real time and moving to produce a satisfactory result.
I don't think I could protect my family or myself at a satisfactory level with that kind of hesitation built in to my OODA loop
Oderint dum metuant
"Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks your life seeks my life, but with me you shall be safe.” 1 Samuel 22:23
“This gun is liberty; hold for certain that the day when you no more have it, you will be returned to slavery.” – Toussaint L’Ouverture
One more of them is right here.
. . . . I'd like to say something witty and perhaps even profound here.
But the truth of the matter is simply; if you convince me that you are about to, or are in the process of start to kill innocents, I will be your worst fucking nightmare come to life. Bottom line.
I'd rather be lucky than good, but I'd rather KNOW I'm good than HOPE to get lucky.