Quote of the day–Edward Abbey

The tank, the B-52, the fighter-bomber, the state-controlled police and military are the weapons of dictatorship. The rifle is the weapon of democracy. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military. The hired servants of our rulers. Only the government — and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws.

Edward Abbey
The Right to Arms
[New York, 1979]

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