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A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Letter, 1810
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted...If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own effort and skill with all the extras that this carries with it: the immersion in the countryside, the healthfulness of the exercise, the distraction from his job.: Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883 - 1955), Meditations on Hunting
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In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.: Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
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I kill when I hunt and do not apologize for that, although I reserve the right to think about its implications. I also hunt without killing- whether by accident or design-and I do not apologize for that either. There is room in longbow country for a spectrum of tastes and attitudes, and that is as it should be.: E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security for the minorities.: Lord Acton
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The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.: Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883)
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The things that are wrong with the country today are the sum total of all the things that are wrong with individuals.: Charles W. Tobey

Results from Cole's Quotables:

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.: Charles Kuralt
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country.: John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1961

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