4,593 Quotes About Fighting

  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    It is true that a victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it.

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  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well-supplied with ammunition.

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  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!

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  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    Without the institution of slavery, civilization would never have been achieved, for no one could ever have done anything intellectual if he had to spend all his time hewing and digging and fighting.

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  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    The perfect fight is one that is over before the loser really understands what is going on. The perfect defense is a counterattack that succeeds before the assailant discovers that he has bitten off more than he can chew.

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  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range.

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  • Author Jeff Cooper
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    The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.

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  • Author Jeremy Collier
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    Remorse of conscience is like an old wound; a man is in no condition to fight under such circumstances. The pain abates his vigor and takes up too much of his attention.

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