Howerter’s Favorite Quotes
“The family that prays together stays together. The family that shoots together should not be messed with!” ~ Mark E. Howerter
“God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the FIREPOWER to MAKE the difference.”
“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference–they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good” ~ George Washington
“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“Death, Taxes, and Democrats will always be with us, at least Death never gets any worse!” ~Anonymous
“Roses are red
Violets are blue
Most poems rhyme
But this one don’t.” ~ Anonymous
“To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” ~ George Washington
“Dictatorship (n): a form of government under which evrything which is not prohibited is compulsory.”
Peasant: “What are you doing about the war on poverty?” King: “Nothing. Its over, and you lost!” ~ Anonymous
“Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you!” ~ Murphy’s Laws of Combat Operations
“A sucking chest wound is nature’s way of telling you to slow down.” ~ Murphy’s Laws of Combat Operations
“Has anyone heard about the agnostic dislexic insomniac … who used to lay awake nights wondering if there really was a Dog?” ~ Mark Marikos
“When the government fears the People, that is Liberty. When the People fear the Government, that is tyranny”. ~ Thomas Jefferson
“The greatest glory of the American Revolution was this: It connected in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” ~ John Quincy Adams
“Things don’t turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.” ~James A. Garfield
The four boxes of liberty is an idea that proposes: “There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.” ~ Larry McDonald
“It is both possible and moral, to love one’s country and hate its government.” ~ Dr. Walter E. Williams
“If you can read this you weren’t aborted. Call your mom and thank her.” ~ Anonymous
“The most dangerous place in America for a child is it its mother’s womb.” ~ Anonymous
“In America every third baby dies from abortion.”
“Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.” ~ former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer:
“What a good thing Adam had–when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.”-~ Mark Twain
“Isn’t it something that the gold men will steal and die for here is just the asphalt we will walk on in heaven?” ~ Anonymous
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~ NFL Baltimore Colts hall of fame receiver Raymond Berry
“The Constitution may not be perfect, but it’s a lot better than what the government’s using these days.” ~ Anonymous
“Congress is thinking about eliminating a federal program under which scientists broadcast signals to Alien beings. This would be a large mistake. Alien beings have atomic blaster death cannons. You cannot cut off their federal programs as if they were merely poor people.”~ Dave Barry
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“There are three side effects of acid. Enchanced long term memory, decreased short term memory, and I forget the third.” ~ Timothy Leary
“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
“Middle of the Road: The spot where politicians pause when turning left.” ~ Unknownl
“Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them!” ~ Lily Tomlin
“The first thing you have to do is disarm the people. A disarmed public can’t fight back.” ~ Adolf Hitler
“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants, they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” ~Thomas Jefferson
“Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the people’s liberty’s teeth.” ~ George Washington
John Adams also said, “Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion…in private self-defense.” ~ John Adams
“When a strong man *armed* keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.” ~ Jesus Christ, Luke 11:21-22
“ If you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” ~ Jesus Christ, Luke 22:36
Police usually arrive just in time to draw a chalk outline around the victim. It’s up to you alone to make sure the outline isn’t drawn around you.
“The Bible is God’s love letter to His children . If you don’t understand it, it’s because you’re reading someone else’s mail.” ~ Adrian Rogers
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ―Edmund Burke
“Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.” ~ Adrian Rogers
“It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is better to be hated for telling the truth than to be loved for telling a lie. It is better to stand alone with the truth, than to be wrong with a multitude. It is better to ultimately succeed with the truth than to temporarily succeed with a lie. There is only one Gospel.” ~ Adrian Rogers
