“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
(1907-1988)
“Freedom… refer[s] to a social relationship among people — namely, the absence of force as a prospective instrument of decision making. Freedom is reduced whenever a decision is made under threat of force, whether or not force actually materializes or is evident in retrospect.”
— Thomas Sowell
(1930- )
The above courtesy of http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/DailyQuotes
“Strong communities are peaceful communities”
— Ted Dunlap